With the National Capital region in the grip of a heatwave, the likelihood of fire incidents has increased; Atul Garg, Delhi fire service chief, talks about safety measures that need to be undertaken to prevent fire incidents and save lives

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An examination of the electrical equipment was carried out hours before the fire broke out, and is suspected to be the cause of the fire

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In a blame game between the Municipal Corporation of Delhi and Delhi Fire services regarding the fire that kept raging at the Bhalswa landfill site for more than ten days, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has fined Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) stating that it did not take proper steps to prevent the fire

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According to the fire department, information about the blaze was received at 9.55 pm on Friday and 10 fire tenders were rushed to the spot.

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Two weeks ago, on May 13, the national capital witnessed the deaths of 27 people, most of them women, when a commercial building in Mundka caught fire. Three days later, on May 19, two consecutive fires broke out in Bawana and Mustafabad, killing one and injuring a total of six

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