Amid the Diwali celebration in the national capital, Delhi fire services received a record 400 calls of fire incidents on Saturday, making it the highest number of calls received within 24 hours.
A massive fire broke out at a shop in Anakapalli's Gandhi Agricultural Market due to a short circuit, causing extensive damage to electrical appliances.
This Diwali, Delhi witnessed a record-breaking number of fire incidents, with the Delhi Fire Service receiving the highest number of calls since 2012. As of midnight on Diwali day, the service reported an unprecedented surge in fire incidents, marking a 12-year high.
The Hyderabad Fire Department on Thursday responded to sixteen fire-related calls, with notable incidents reported in Himayat Nagar and Secunderabad. No casualities were reported in the either incidents.
The Delhi Fire Service received over 300 calls of fire-related incidents on Diwali in which there were no life-threatening cases were reported, an official said on Friday.
According to Tarsem Rana, "4 cars and 1 autorickshaw were damaged after a massive fire broke in the Rambagh area of Ambala city. We sent 2 fire tenders shortly after receiving the information about the incident."
A massive fire broke out at a furniture shop located at the Bhadoria Chauraha under the Sisamau police station area of Kanpur district, said an official on Thursday.
Two people died while several others were injured after a fire broke out in a shop fafter being struck by lightning in in Undrajavaram, East Godavari on Wednesday.
Three people including children of the same family were killed while one was injured after a massive fire broke out at a general store and a residence following an explosion in three gas cylinders in Ulwe, Navi Mumbai on Wednesday evening.
Additional Commissioner of Police (ACP) Sultan Bazar K Shankar said, "The fire was doused at around 10.30-10.45 pm. It is a restaurant that is completely burnt. Seven to eight cars were gutted in the fire. A lady received minor injuries."