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DELHI FIRE SERVICE NEWS

Delhi LG asks to explore inducting ex-Agniveers to strengthen fire department

June 08, 2026 10:23 pm

Following a tragic hotel fire, a high-level disaster management meeting exposed major staffing vacancies and zero accountability in enforcing citywide fire safety notices.

Family of 5, including an infant, among 9 killed in Vivek Vihar building fire in Delhi

May 03, 2026 11:23 am

Another family of three -- Nitin Jain, 50; Shailey Jain, 48; and their son Samyank Jain, 25 -- was also killed on the fire on the third floor of the building

Delhi witnesses 5 fire incidents in a day, authorities urge caution

June 06, 2025 11:02 am

While the first fire was reported at 5.28 am in West Delhi's Janakpuri, a shop in Chandni Chowk caught fire in the evening.

80 shops gutted as fire rips through Chandni Chowk’s Nayi Sadak market

June 14, 2024 12:29 pm

The fire broke out in Nayi Sadak's Marwari Katra area around 5 PM.

Fire deaths up by 30% till May as compared to 2023: Official data

May 27, 2024 9:29 pm

According to the data, 36 people had lost their lives during the same period in 2023.

Calls to fire office, neighbours pitching in: What transpired on night of the hospital blaze in Delhi

May 27, 2024 7:17 am

By the time the Delhi Fire Services was called by a neighbour, it was already 12.32 am.

Club patrons get stuck in South Delhi building for hours after lift failure

July 17, 2023 3:19 am

The Delhi Fire Services said they received a call around 5.20-5.30 am.

Blaze at Ghazipur landfill; MCD cites methane, heat as reasons

June 13, 2023 9:43 am

According to MCD officials, the blaze was reported from the landfill’s gate number three around 1.30 pm and quickly spread due to strong winds.

School bus catches fire in Delhi’s Rohini, all 21 kids safe

July 21, 2022 6:38 pm

The Delhi police said that quick action by the bus driver ensured that none of the children, students of Bal Bharti Public School, were injured

Delhi: DTC bus catches fire, no casualties

April 07, 2022 7:52 am

Officials said that it was an old bus bought 12 years ago, and was running past its annual maintenance contract(AMC).

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Massive fire destroys 30 huts in Delhi's Takia Kale Khan, no injuries reported

June 23, 2026 6:23 pm

According to the Delhi Fire Service (DFS), after receiving a call about the blaze at 11.22 pm on Monday, 24 fire tenders were rushed to the spot to contain the flames

21 killed in fire in south Delhi hotel, several foreigners among dead

June 03, 2026 2:59 pm

47 people were rescued from the basement by DFS personnel and were rushed to the hospital. The victims have been admitted to Max Hospital in Saket, AIIMS Trauma Centre, and Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya Hospital

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