New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) At least three people died after an under-construction building collapsed in Delhi’s Rohini Sector 16, while one person was injured, according to the Delhi Fire Services. The incident occurred on Wednesday evening following heavy rainfall in the national capital.The Delhi Fire Services received information about the collapse at around 4:20 p.m., following which four fire tenders were rushed to the spot. Teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and other eme…
Latest Delhi Fire Services News & Updates
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) A massive fire broke out at a warehouse storing exhibition materials in Delhi’s Chandan Hola area in the early hours of Sunday, triggering a major firefighting operation in which more than 25 fire tenders were pressed into service. After hours of sustained efforts, firefighters succeeded in bringing the blaze under control, with no casualties reported.According to the Delhi Fire Services (DFS), the department received a call about the fire at around 2:11 a.m. The blaze…
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) A major fire broke out at a three-storey commercial building housing an electronics showroom in Delhi’s Uttam Nagar area early on Wednesday, prompting a large-scale firefighting operation involving more than 15 fire tenders and over 75 firefighters, officials said. According to the Delhi Fire Services, the blaze originated in the basement of the ground-plus-three-storey building and quickly spread throughout the structure, which is built over an area of approximately 350…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) A massive search and rescue operation is underway after a man allegedly jumped into the Yamuna River from the Delhi–Noida Direct (DND) Flyway in the early hours of Monday, prompting an immediate response from the Delhi Fire Services, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and local police, officials said. According to officials, the Delhi Fire Services received information about the incident at around 1 a.m. after a caller reported that a man travelling on a scoo…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Three people were safely rescued after a fire broke out in the electric meter panel of a residential building in the Keshav Puram area of northwest Delhi in the early hours of Monday.According to the Delhi Fire Services (DFS), the fire control room received multiple calls about a blaze in electric wiring at 2:03 a.m. The incident was reported at B-4/180, Lawrence Road, near Lal Shahi Mandir, under the jurisdiction of Keshav Puram.Initially, two water tenders (WT), two w…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) A fire broke out at an electrical warehouse located in Gali No. 7 of Bihari Colony in Delhi’s Shahdara district on Saturday, prompting a swift response from the Delhi Fire Services (DFS). Six fire tenders were immediately rushed to the spot after authorities received information about the blaze.Firefighters reached the site and launched firefighting operations to prevent the fire from spreading to nearby structures. According to officials, the warehouse was used to st…
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Two separate fire incidents occurred in the national capital, one at a namkeen manufacturing factory in the Dwarka area and another at a furniture shop in Mangolpuri during the early hours of Friday. No casualties were reported in either incident, officials said.Fire tenders were rushed to both locations and managed to bring the blazes under control.In the first incident, a fire broke out at a namkeen manufacturing factory located in a tin-shed structure near Dwarka Met…
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) A massive fire which broke out in a multi-storey building in Delhi’s Tughlakabad area on June 12, claiming three lives, was a deliberate act to avenge personal enmity, police said on Sunday, adding that three accused have been apprehended in connection with the incident.The blaze was reported at 2:24 a.m. on Friday in a five-storey residential building located at Tughlakabad Extension, in Delhi’s Govindpuri area. At least eight people sustained injuries in the incident …
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) A fire broke out at a restaurant near the Kalkaji-Govind Puri flyover in South Delhi on Sunday, triggering a major firefighting operation by the Delhi Fire Services (DFS), officials said, adding that an elderly woman was saved and there were no casualties.The blaze was brought under control after nine fire tenders were deployed to the spot, and no casualties have been reported so far.According to DFS, the fire call was received at around 4:45 a.m. regarding a blaze at P…
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) At least three people died after a massive fire broke out in a building in Delhi’s Tughlakabad area in the early hours of Friday. The fire was reported at 2:24 a.m. in a five-storey residential building located in Tughlakabad Extension, Govindpuri, Delhi.Local police immediately rushed to the spot and were soon joined by the SHO, ACP, Additional DCPs, and the DCP of the South East district. Rescue operations for the trapped residents were initiated without delay. Four f…