Archive · 14 Aug 2026
One Dead, One Injured in Greater Noida Wood-Cutting Shop Fire
Something caught fire at a small wood-cutting workshop in a place called Greater Noida in India.
The workshop was very small, only about 12 feet by 10 feet.
Two men, Altamas and Aman, were sleeping inside when the fire started.
Firefighters and police arrived quickly and cut off the electricity before rescuing them.
The men were brought out unconscious and taken to a hospital.
Sadly, Altamas died while doctors were treating him.
Aman was moved to a bigger hospital in Delhi and is now doing okay.
The men did not have burns; they had breathed in too much smoke.
The fire is now completely out.
A fire broke out at a wood-cutting shop in Shahberi, Greater Noida West, on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday.
Two men, Altamas and Aman, were sleeping inside the 12-by-10-foot shop when the fire started.
Altamas was declared dead at a local hospital, while Aman was referred to Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi and is now stable.
Both men were asphyxiated by smoke rather than suffering burns, according to Chief Fire Officer Pradeep Kumar.
Seven fire tenders were dispatched, though the fire was controlled with a single vehicle and has been completely extinguished.
- Who
- Two men, Altamas (deceased) and Aman (injured), who were sleeping inside the shop; police, fire service teams, and Chief Fire Officer Pradeep Kumar responded.
- What
- A fire at a wood-cutting shop killed one man and injured another; both men were asphyxiated by smoke.
- When
- The intervening night of Thursday and Friday (around August 13-14).
- Where
- Shahberi, Greater Noida West.
- Why
- The cause of the fire was not reported in the articles; the victims suffered smoke asphyxiation rather than burns.
- Date of incident
- Intervening night of Thursday and Friday (Aug 13-14)
- Location
- Shahberi, Greater Noida West
- Deaths
- 1 (Altamas)
- Injured
- 1 (Aman, now stable)
- Shop size
- Approximately 12 by 10 feet
- Cause of casualties
- Smoke asphyxiation (no burns)
- Fire tenders dispatched
- 7 (fire controlled with 1 vehicle)
- Referral hospital
- Safdarjung Hospital, Delhi