Pune Fire Brigade gets 94 calls on Diwali night, no injuries or deaths reported

Pune's fire department was kept busy on Diwali night. Between 3 pm on Sunday, November 8, and 7 am on Monday, November 9, a span of 16 hours, the Pune Fire Brigade received 94 emergency calls. Despite the high number of calls, no one was injured and no life was lost during this period.

The calls came from residential and commercial areas as well as open spaces in the city. Fire officials said firecrackers burst during the festival celebrations are suspected to be behind a large number of the incidents.

The incidents varied in nature. Fires broke out in homes, balconies and terraces, as well as in shops, godowns and vehicles. Firefighters also had to bring under control fires in trees, dry vegetation, roadside garbage and garbage heaps.

Fire teams were sent to many locations, including Shivajinagar, Wadgaon Budruk, Tingre Nagar, Kondhwa Budruk, Aundh, Dhanori, Dhayari, Pashan and Karve Nagar.

Calls about fires in open spaces also came in. These included DSK Vishwa in Dhayari, Someshwarwadi in Pashan and the area around Balewadi metro station. Incidents were also reported from Kharadi, Kothrud, Hadapsar, Viman Nagar, Yerawada, Wanowrie and Sinhagad Road.

Some cases were different from routine fire calls. Firefighters reached Sinhagad Road and Dhayari to douse fires in vehicles, while there were separate incidents involving an electricity distribution panel in Aundh and a cable in Kalyani Nagar.

The fire department confirmed that no one was injured and no one died in any of the incidents recorded in this period. The variety of locations and emergencies kept the fire teams busy through the night, but no casualties were reported from anywhere.

The incidents showed once again that festival celebrations carry a risk of fire, especially when firecrackers are burst near buildings, vehicles, electrical structures and dry garbage.