Pune fire brigade gets 94 fire calls on Diwali, no injuries or deaths reported

The Pune Fire Brigade received 94 emergency calls about fires between 3 pm on Diwali day, November 8, and 7 am on Monday, November 9. Fires were reported from several parts of the city. No one was injured and no lives were lost in any of the incidents.

According to the fire brigade, most of the calls were allegedly about fires caused by firecrackers. The fires broke out in residential buildings, balconies, terraces, shops, godowns, vehicles, trees, garbage heaps and open spaces.

Fire incidents were recorded in several areas, including Kharadi, Kothrud, Kondhwa, Dhayari, Hadapsar, Viman Nagar, Yerawada, Wanowrie and Sinhagad Road.

Several calls came from residential buildings and flats. Such incidents occurred in Nana Peth, Shukrawar Peth, Kharadi, Keshav Nagar, Warje, Kothrud, Kondhwa, Viman Nagar, Undri and other areas.

Fires also broke out in shops and commercial establishments, in areas including Satara Road, Mangalwar Peth, Kharadi, Sinhagad Road and Warje. Firefighters also went to douse fires at godowns in Phursungi, Katraj-Ambegaon and Warje.

Besides buildings and shops, there were also several calls about fires in trees, dry grass and garbage. These incidents took place in Shivajinagar, Wadgaon Budruk, Tingre Nagar, Kondhwa Budruk, Aundh, Dhanori, Dhayari, Pashan, Karve Nagar and other parts of Pune.

Fires also broke out in open spaces, including DSK Vishwa in Dhayari, Someshwarwadi in Pashan and a plot near Balewadi metro station.

The fire brigade also responded to calls about a vehicle on fire each on Sinhagad Road and in Dhayari. There were also calls about a fire in an electrical distribution panel in Aundh and in a cable in Kalyani Nagar.

Despite so many fire calls during the Diwali celebrations, the Pune Fire Brigade confirmed that no one was injured and no lives were lost between 3 pm on Sunday and 7 am on Monday. Fire brigade teams attended these emergency calls across the city.