A demonstration by a large number of factory employees demanding an increase in wages turned violent in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, on 13 April 2026, as protestors set fire to vehicles and pelted stones over long-pending demands and alleged exploitation. Against this backdrop, a video of smoke billowing from a massive fire is going viral on social media, with users linking it to the recent workers’ protest in Noida.
Let’s check the truth
The same video is going viral on Facebook as well.
Fact check:
We started our investigation with a reverse image search on Google, and the results led us to a similar video uploaded on the Facebook page of the Akela Bureau of Investigation on 9 March 2026. The caption suggested that the video showed a fire breaking out at the Shri Ganesh Chemical Company in the Anandnagar MIDC area in Maharashtra’s Thane district.
Moving forward, we came across a video report on the incident on the official YouTube channel of ABP Majha. It was also uploaded on 9 March. The caption states there was a Fire in a chemical company in Ambernath; the road also caught fire as chemicals came onto the road.
As per the Maharashtra Times report, a massive fire broke out at a chemical company in Ambernath MIDC, followed by a series of explosions. The blaze triggered multiple explosions after chemical drums caught fire, sending thick black smoke into the air that was visible from several kilometres away. As a precaution, workers from nearby factories and residents of a nearby village were evacuated.
So, based on all this evidence, we can understand that this video is not recent and not related to recent Noida protests.
Conclusion
Fact Crescendo found the claim made along with the viral video to be Misleading. This viral video is from a chemical factory fire in the Anandnagar MIDC area of Ambernath, Maharashtra, in March 2026.
Title: Old video of a fire incident from Maharashtra falsely linked to recent workers’ protest in Noida
Fact Check By: Usha Manoj
Result: Misleading
