Ghaziabad Night Fire: EV Blaze Forces Dramatic Escape

Panic spread through a Vaishali apartment block when an electric car parked in the basement caught fire around 2:24 a.m. Flames rapidly filled corridors with acrid smoke, cutting off normal exit routes and trapping residents inside. Quick-thinking neighbors leaped from one building to another, narrowly avoiding injury. Four fire engines from nearby stations arrived within minutes. Fire officer Rahul Pal Singh coordinated the operation, directing teams to douse the burning vehicle and ventilate the structure. All fifteen to seventeen people trapped inside were later confirmed safe. The scare comes just twenty-four hours after another blaze in Indirapuram’s Shipra Srishti apartments. Officials stress that both incidents highlight growing concerns over electric-vehicle safety standards in high-density residential zones.