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Greater Noida, Aug 4: Two firefighters lost their lives and three others were injured while battling a massive fire that broke out at an electronic chip manufacturing unit in Greater Noida late on Monday night, police said.

The fire erupted at the ILGIM company in the Ecotech-3 industrial area, prompting authorities to rush at least six fire engines to the spot to bring the blaze under control.

According to police, the firefighters were engaged in extinguishing the fire when a wall and an iron beam inside the factory suddenly collapsed, trapping and injuring five personnel.

The injured firefighters were immediately shifted to a nearby hospital in ambulances. Fireman Rohit Yadav and Head Constable Driver Tirathpal later succumbed to their injuries.

The three other injured personnel—Head Constable Driver Rajpal Singh and Firemen Manish Kumar and Amit Kumar—are undergoing treatment and are reported to be out of danger.

Senior police officials and personnel from the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) are at the site overseeing rescue and relief operations.

Police said the exact cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. An investigation has been launched, and further legal action is being taken in the matter.