Overview
- A blaze at an air‑conditioner service centre in Patel Nagar, Ghaziabad, which began around 3:05 am, left 70‑year‑old Triloki Nath dead according to police.
- Fire crews sent eight engines from Vaishali, Sahibabad, and Modinagar and brought the fire under control in about two hours, officials said.
- Officials suspect the fire started on the ground floor from a short circuit, and repeated blasts from gas cylinders and AC compressors made the response more dangerous.
- Two cars and about ten two‑wheelers were gutted inside the premises, and the owner estimated losses at roughly ₹2 crore.
- Police ordered an autopsy and opened a probe, and the owner said the victim had exited with coworkers before re‑entering to retrieve belongings and becoming trapped.