India, July 31 -- Two fast-food shops in Noida's Sector 27 were gutted following a short circuit in an electric cooking appliance on Wednesday afternoon, fire officials said, adding that the blaze was curbed within an hour and no injuries were reported.

The fire control room received information on the emergency helpline number around 1.15 pm about a fire breaking out at a fast-food shop in Sector 27, D Block.

"Upon receiving the information, two fire tenders were immediately rushed to the spot and they extinguished the fire within an hour," said Fire Officer (Phase 1) Shiv Narayan Singh.

By the time firefighters arrived, the fire had engulfed two more adjacent shops. Two shops were completely gutted in the fire while the third one was...