A video purportedly showing a massive fire engulfing a high-rise building during Diwali is circulating widely on social media. The video shows flames spreading across several floors of a residential building, with users claiming that an AC explosion on the 21st floor of Aranya Society in Sector 119, Noida, triggered a fire that engulfed multiple flats.
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NewsMobile investigated the viral video and found that it was AI-generated, and no such fire incident was reported at Aranya Society.
To verify the claim, we conducted a keyword search on Google and found a report published by Live Hindustan on November 9, 2026.
According to the report, a video claiming to show a fire breaking out at Aranya Society following an AC explosion went viral on social media, triggering concern among the police and fire department. However, when police personnel and fire brigade officials reached the society, they found no signs of a fire. A subsequent investigation revealed that the video had been created using artificial intelligence (AI).
In response to one such post on X, the Noida Police also issued a clarification on November 9, 2026, dismissing the claim as false and misleading.
In its statement, the police said that personnel had reached the location and confirmed that the information circulating on social media was “completely false, misleading, and baseless.” It further stated that a case was being registered under relevant legal provisions against the person responsible for creating and sharing the misleading content.
The police also urged the public not to circulate unverified information and to check the authenticity of such claims before sharing them.
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— POLICE COMMISSIONERATE GAUTAM BUDDH NAGAR (@noidapolice) November 9, 2026
Considering the possibility that the viral video was AI-generated, we further analysed it using Hive Moderation, an AI detection tool. The tool indicated that the video was created or edited using AI.
Thus, it is evident that the viral video claiming a massive fire at Aranya Society in Sector 119, Noida, following an AC explosion, is AI-generated. The claim is false.
