Overview
- Delhi Fire Services handled about 282 calls between 6 pm Monday and 6 am Tuesday, including roughly 130 fire calls from midnight to 6 am with 41 linked to firecrackers.
- A large blaze at Sanjay Gandhi Transport Nagar engulfed a godown and spread to an adjacent building, drawing about 30 fire tenders as the cause remains under inquiry.
- No casualties have been reported, with seven people rescued from a house fire in Janakpuri and a small blaze near Rashtrapati Bhawan contained in about 20 minutes by a single engine.
- Telangana authorities recorded 44 fire-related calls statewide during the festivities, classifying 38 as minor, three as medium, and one as a serious industrial fire in Sangareddy.
- State data show temporary firecracker shop licences rising from 6,439 in 2023 to 8,019 this year, while recorded Diwali-season incidents fell from 164 in 2023 to 95 in 2024 as officials continue to press safety guidance.