Noida, Jan 5 (PTI) A fire broke out here on Friday in the basement of a building housing a television news channel, officials said.

The blaze was reported around 1.15 pm in the A Block of Sector 57 here, prompting the immediate deployment of three water tenders along with firefighters, the officials said.

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"The fire broke out in the basement of the building housing Sudarshan News channel. The blaze erupted in an area where grocery items were kept," a police spokesperson said.

The fire was completely extinguished by the firefighters and no casualty was reported, the spokesperson said.

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The cause of the blaze and the extent of damages are yet to be ascertained, the official added.

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