250 fire-related incidents in Delhi on Diwali

As Delhi celebrated Diwali, fire fighters were on their toes attending to over 250 calls about fire-related incidents from across the city.

The fire brigade received calls from almost all parts of the city but no major fire was reported.

"We received a total of 252 calls from 0000 hours yesterday to 8 am today," a senior fire brigade official said.

While the city received 70-75 calls till 8 pm on Tuesday , the official said, the remaining calls were received in the next 12 hours.

On November 13, 184 calls were received while the remaining 68 were received in the first eight hours today.

One woman was injured in a fire incident while she was lighting up earthen pots at home in Rohini yesterday.

Last Diwali, fire brigade received 211 calls while the number was 267 calls in 2009. In 2008, the figure was 270 and 150 in 2007.

The fire brigade had deployed fire tenders in markets which do not have fire stations nearby.

"Ninety-nine percent of our personnel were on duty on Diwali day," said the official.