Nearly 3,000 firemen on duty for Diwali
The Hindu
Around 3,000 fire fighters will be on duty for two days on Diwali, officials of the Delhi Fire Services (DFS) said on Sunday, adding that teams will be deployed in over 30 specific locations across th
Around 3,000 fire fighters will be on duty for two days on Diwali, officials of the Delhi Fire Services (DFS) said on Sunday, adding that teams will be deployed in over 30 specific locations across the capital to respond to calls.
The DFS said that despite ban on the sale of firecrackers, they got 205 fire-related calls till Diwali midnight in 2020.
The department said in a meeting chaired by its director Atul Garg on October 12 to discuss the preparations for Diwali, it was decided that fire units will be deployed at over 20 locations across the city for two days - on November 3 and November 4, from 5 pm to midnight.
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