According to the Delhi Fire Department, three fire engines along with Delhi Forensics Team arrived at the incident spot, following which the blaze was brought under control. No damage has been reported and cause of fire is yet to be revealed.
Speaking to ANI, Uttar Pradesh ADG Law and Order Amitabh Yash said that the DGP has issued instructions to all senior officials in Uttar Pradesh to "increase security at sensitive religious sites, sensitive districts, and border areas."
Deputy Chief Fire Officer A.K. Malik said, "Diwali is such a festival that even without crackers, we still get a lot of calls. Because the electrical load is quite high that day."
According to the Delhi Fire Department, the St. Thomas School in Dwarka, Vasant Valley School in Vasant Kunj, The Mother's International School in Hauz Khas, Richmond Global School in Paschim Vihar, and Sardar Patel Vidyalaya in Lodhi Estate are among schools that have received bomb threats
According to officials, the Delhi fire department, with its fire tenders and police teams with bomb disposal squads, was dispatched to the premises of St. Thomas School and Vasant Valley School in the national capital after they received bomb threats via email.
Delhi Police has nabbed the tenant in-charge, Vinod Rathore, in connection to the fire at a godown used as an e-rickshaw charging station in Shahdara, in which two people lost their lives and four others were injured, officials said on Sunday.
A bomb threat was reported at Tamil Nadu Bhawan in Delhi. Delhi Police and Fire Department are at the site, conducting a search operation. No suspicious items have been found so far.
A loud blast was reported outside the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) school in the Prashant Vihar area of Rohini district early Sunday morning, said sources.