Smoke interrupts Ramayana screening at Greater Noida mall, theatre evacuated

A projector-room short circuit forced the evacuation of 10-15 people from a Greater Noida cinema. The resulting smoke halted screenings in three auditoriums, though no casualties were reported.

In Short

• Incident occurred around 7.30 pm on November 5 in Gaur City
• Police and fire service teams rushed promptly to the spot
• Responders safely extinguished the smouldering wires using a fire extinguisher

Around 10-15 people were safely evacuated after a short circuit in the projector room of a cinema auditorium at Galaxy Blue Sapphire Mall in Greater Noida caused wiring to overheat and generate smoke on Wednesday evening.

The incident occurred at around 7.30 pm on November 5 while the movie Ramayana was being screened at US Cinemas in the mall, located in Gaur City. Following the incident, the theatre was evacuated as smoke spread inside the premises.

According to Noida Police, the incident took place in Auditorium 10, which falls under the jurisdiction of Bisrakh police station. The short circuit caused wires in the projector room to overheat, resulting in smoke.

Police and fire service teams rushed to the spot after receiving information about the incident. The smouldering wires were extinguished using a fire extinguisher, and all 10-15 people present inside the auditorium were safely evacuated.

The smoke also forced the screening to be stopped in three auditoriums.

No casualties have been reported. The situation is under control, and further necessary action is underway, police said.

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with inputs from agencies