As of midnight on Diwali day, the service reported an unprecedented surge in fire incidents, marking a 12-year high.
According to Delhi Fire Service, they received 318 calls; from the year 2023 this figure was 208, in 2022 it was 201, in 2021 it was 152 and in 2012 it was 184.
On Thursday night of Diwali, the peak hour calls in Delhi were 310 while last year it was only 195.
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