New Delhi: At least 267 incidents of fire were reported in the national capital during Diwali, but there were no major cases among them, a fire service official said on Sunday.
"We received 207 fire calls till Saturday midnight. We received 60 calls till 6 a.m. (Sunday). They were mainly Diwali-related. The number is more than double the number we receive on a normal day," a fire service official said.
He said on an average the fire service department gets 90 cases.
"The good part, however, is that there were no major cases of fire across the city. There are a couple of places where we sent two or three fire tenders but the situation was under control," the official added.
In 2008, the fire brigade received over 270 calls, while in 2007 the figure was around 150 calls.
IANS
First Published: Sunday, October 18, 2009, 21:15