As Capital reels under heatwave, Delhi gets highest number of fire calls

A few days ago, Delhi witnessed a massive fire at a neonatal care unit in Vivek Vihar, which killed six babies.

By: Express Web Desk
New Delhi | Updated: May 30, 2024 02:35 PM IST

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Fire at a children's hospital in Vivek Vihar recently killed 6 newborns. (Express Photo)

As Delhi continues to reel under heatwave conditions, recording a maximum temperature of 52.9 degree Celsius, Wednesday also saw the capital’s fire services getting the highest numbers of calls in a day since Diwali.

According to Delhi Fire Chief Atul Garg, the fire services received 220 calls on May 29, of which 183 were fire calls.

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On Wednesday, 16 cars were gutted after a fire engulfed a parking lot in East Delhi’s Mandawali area. “The fire spread to 16 vehicles (four-wheelers), two of which were completely gutted, making their registration number untraceable,” said Garg.

The police suspected that the incident took place after some bushes and kindling ignited in the vicinity.

A few days ago, Delhi witnessed a massive fire at a neonatal care unit in Vivek Vihar, which killed six babies.