A fire in the basement of a residential building in Noida killed two people while an electric two-wheeler was being charged. The incident matters for UPSC because it links electric vehicle charging, basement parking, and fire safety in dense urban housing.
According to officials and eyewitnesses, the blaze spread quickly, several parked vehicles caught fire, and residents had to evacuate. A residential basement used for both parking and charging became the setting for a fast-moving fire.
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