Delhi: 200 fire-related incidents reported on the 'Festival of Lights'

A fire broke out at a shop in the Sadar Bazar area of Central Delhi, this was amongst the over 200 fire-related incidents reported on the ‘Festival of Lights’ Diwali, officials have stated on Sunday. There have been as many as 214 calls made from Saturday midnight until 11 pm on Sunday, the calls were to report fire-related incidents. “There has been no decline in the number of calls related to fire incidents. We have been constantly attending to emergencies on call and rushing our team to the spot,” a senior fire official said. 

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Call about blaze was received at 3 pm

However, no casualty or injury has been reported in any of these incidents so far, officials have stated. “The fire broke out in a shop that was housed on the fourth and fifth floors of the building and contained packaging materials and plastic toys, which were gutted in the blaze,” the fire official said. The call about the blaze in the shop was received at 3 pm, after which 12 fire tenders were rushed and the blaze was brought under control by 4.25 pm the fire official stated. 

According to the fire department, it received over 200 fire-related calls on Diwali last year despite a ban on the sale of firecrackers. Like last year, there has been no decline in the number of calls related to fire-incidents, despite a ban on the sale of illegal firecrackers and time restrictions on bursting of green firecrackers, which was allowed only between 8-10 pm 

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A fire also broke out at a sanitary shop in the Jagatpuri area

Furthermore, a fire also broke out at a sanitary shop in northeast Delhi’s Jagatpuri area, the official said. The call about the fire was received at 2.51 pm, after which six fire tenders were pressed into service. The fire was brought under control within an hour. The officials said they are attending to several calls related to fire incidents, but may not be able to share details as the priority is to attend the emergencies. The exact cause of the fire will not be known immediately and will be ascertained, they said. Out of the total calls, no major fire incident has been reported in Delhi. 

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