Speaking to ANI, Delhi Fire Services Director Atul Garg said that between midnight and 6 am, approximately 158 fire-related incident cases were reported.
"There were no major calls, but we received many. From 5 pm yesterday until midnight, around 192 calls were logged, and between midnight and 6 am, around 158 more were reported. From 5 PM to 5 AM, in just 12 hours, the 300 mark was crossed," Atul Garg said.
The maximum calls (84) were logged an hour before midnight i.e. between 11 pm and 11:59 pm. This is a significant spike from the 208 calls DFS received in 2023 and the 201 calls it had reported in 2022
He further said that there was no major fire as they had increased the fire force this year for Diwali.
"There were minor fire incidents, including one in Vikaspuri where two people became unconscious. Another incident was reported in Mangolpuri, where a woman and two children were injured. There was no major fire because we had increased the fire force this time. There were a lot of calls, but there were no life-threatening cases," DFS Director Atul Garg said.
"There was a call from the Najafgarh area at around 6:30 PM that a man was carrying potash in a DTC bus, in which a blast took place. Potash is mainly used in firecracker manufacturing and is highly inflammable. Two people were injured. Two fire tenders were sent to the spot," he explained.
Earlier, a passenger and one co-passenger sustained burn injuries after crackers caught fire in a DTC bus on Thursday evening, Delhi police said.
Delhi's AQI jumps to 362
Delhi woke up to elevated As per
As of 10 am today, AQI in Noida stood at 192, which is classified as poor air quality. AQI in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad stood at 318, i.e., in the very poor category, showed data from CPCB.
Notably, an AQI of 0-50 is seen as good and has minimal health impacts. Between 51 and 100, AQI becomes satisfactory, causing minor breathing discomfort. As AQI inches up between 101 and 200, it may cause moderate discomfort, especially to those who suffer from asthma, lung, or heart-related diseases.
As AQI pushes up towards 201 and less than 300, the AQI is classified as poor. Between 301 and 400, AQI is categorized as very poor and can cause respiratory illnesses upon prolonged exposure. Over 400 (i.e. 401-500), the AQI is considered severe, where it impacts even healthy people and causes significant breathing troubles.
Of late, doctors have reported a 35-40% spike in
October 2024 also becamethe warmest October after 1951 in terms of both Maximum and Minimum temperatures in Safdarjung, New Delhi, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday.
According to the IMD, this month has recorded an average maximum temperature of 35.1 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 21.2 degrees Celsius over Safdarjung respectively.
In 1907, the maximum temperature was 35.5 degrees Celsius, in 1930 maximum temperature was 35.0 degrees Celsius, in 1938 it recorded 35.0 degrees Celsius, in 1941 it recorded 35.8 degrees Celsius, in 1951 it recorded 36.2 degrees Celsius respectively.