Teen Dies While Bursting Crackers, 2 Dead in Bus Fire Due to Diya: Accidents Dampen Diwali in Some Areas

Several firecracker-related accidents were reported from parts of the country on Monday as the people celebrated Diwali. While a ban on firecrackers did not stop Delhiites from bursting crackers in many areas of the city, other parts of India also marked the day with firecrackers.

While a shop and a garment factory were gutted in fire in Delhi on Monday, Maharashtra’s Thane reported 11 incidents of fire due to the bursting of firecrackers, a kid his life in Andhra Pradesh while another lost an eye while bursting Diwali crackers in Hyderabad and a flat in UP’s Greater Noida caught fire in the evening.

In Pune, seven bikes reportedly caught in blaze in an fire incident triggered by firecrackers.  Diwali accidents were also reported from other parts of the country.

Take a Look at Some Reported Diwali Accidents:

-Andhra Pradesh: Teen Dies While Bursting Firecrackers

An 11-year-boy died while bursting firecrackers in Machilipatnam of Andhra Pradesh’s Krishna district on Monday. In another incident reported from Telaprolu village of Krishna district, one hut was gutted in fire.

Four people received injuries while bursting crackers in Pulagurtha in East Godavari district.

-Jharkhand: Bus Catches Fire Due to Diya Lit Inside, 2 Dead

Two people were burnt to death after the bus they were sleeping in caught fire due to an earthen lamp (diya) that they lit inside the bus on Monday night. Deceased were identified as the driver and helper of the bus, Ranchi police said.

-Delhi: Fire Dept Receives 201 Calls on Fire Incidents on Diwali; 32% Higher than Last Year

The Delhi fire department received 201 calls related to fire incidents on Diwali, which was 32 per cent higher than the last year, officials said on Tuesday. The department received 152 fire-related calls in 2021, 205 in 2020, 245 in 2019, 271 in 2018, 204 in 2017, 243 in 2016 and 290 in 2015, according to official data.

In one of the incidents on Monday, a fire broke out in a garment factory in east Delhi’s Gandhi Nagar area in the evening. Four people were rescued from the third floor of the factory, while a fireman suffered minor injuries in the operation. A fire also broke out in a restaurant in northwest Delhi’s Prashant Vihar area.

The officials said information about the fire was received at 8:50 pm, following which fire tenders were rushed to the spot. Earlier, the fire department had said it would deploy fire tenders at 22 spots on Sunday and on Diwali from 5 pm till midnight as a precautionary measure.

-Fire at Garment Factory, Restaurant in Delhi

Four people were rescued from a garment factory in East Delhi’s Gandhi Nagar area after it caught fire on Monday on Diwali, officials said. One fireman suffered injuries during the rescue operation, they said. According to the fire officials, the fire was reported at 6.50 pm from the factory in Street number 12, Raghubar Pura-2. The department rushed 10 fire tenders to the scene to douse the flames. Four people were rescued from the third floor of the factory and the blaze was brought under control, a senior fire official said, adding that a fireman suffered minor injuries.

Another fire incident took place at a restaurant in northwest Delhi’s Prashant Vihar area. The fire department said they received information at 8.50 pm, following which seven fire tenders were rushed to the spot. The fire was brought under control later however the eatery was entirely gutted in fire.

-Fire on 16th-floor Flat in Greater Noida

A fire broke out at an apartment in a high-rise residential society in Greater Noida (West) on Monday, prompting relief operations at the site. Neither any person was injured nor anyone was trapped inside the 16th-floor apartment where firefighting continued, officials said. The fire broke out in the flat located in Vedantam Society in Gaur City 2 area, under Bisrakh police station limits, as per police officials.

Chief Fire Officer Arun Kumar Singh said the cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained.

-Fire in Residential Building in Mumbai; None Hurt

A ‘minor’ fire broke out on the seventh floor of a residential building in suburban Goregaon (East) on Monday night, but no casualty was reported, a fire department official said. According to the official, the fire started on the top floor of the ground-plus seven-storey structure – Dhiraj Valley – in the Gokul Dham area at around 9.30 pm and it was put out in about 35 minutes.

It was a ‘level one’ (minor) fire whose cause was not immediately known, he said.Four water tankers and three fire engines were deployed to douse the flames, the official said, adding no injury was reported.

-Maharashtra: At Least 11 Incidents of Fire Due to Crackers Reported in Thane

Fire incidents were reported in parts of Maharashtra also. At least 11 incidents of fire were reported at different locations in Thane due to the bursting of firecrackers, Thane Municipal Corporation said, adding that no injuries were reported.

“Fire broke out at 11 places in Thane due to firecrackers. Thane Fire Brigade had received a total of 16 calls yesterday [Diwali], of which 11 were about fire due to firecrackers. However, the fire brigade says that no one was injured in the incident,” Thane Municipal Corporation said on Tuesday.

Meanwhile a fire broke out at a footwear godown in Vasai in Palghar district. Fire tenders reached the spot. No casualties were reported, Vasai fire department had said.

Fire was reported in a flat in a building at DP road in Aundh area in Pune also. Seven fire tenders and two water tankers had rushed to the spot: Pune fire department had said.

-Pigeon Net on 13th Floor of Thane Building Destroyed in Fire Caused by  ‘Rocket’ Firecracker  

The pigeon net installed on the 13th floor of a residential building was destroyed in a fire caused by bursting of crackers on Diwali on Monday night in Thane district of Maharashtra, but no casualty was reported, civic officials said. Avinash Sawant, chief of the Regional Disaster Management Cell (RDMC) of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC), said no one was injured in the fire.

He said immediately upon getting a call at around 9 pm, local firemen and RDMC personnel rushed to the building in Kalwa town and put out the fire. A ‘rocket’ firecracker caused the blaze, Sawant said.

-UP: Woman Killed, Her Son Injured as Explosives Stored for Making Firecrackers Burst in Gonda

A woman was killed and her son was injured when explosives stored in their house for making firecrackers burst on Monday in Gonda district of Uttar Pradesh. The roof of the house in the Nawabganj area of the district was damaged in the explosion that took place in the morning of Diwali. A house nearby was also damaged in the explosion.

Additional Superintendent of Police Shivraj said the deceased was identified as Khairunnisha (52) and the injured as Ibrahim (32).

-Pune: 15 incidents of fires reported across city, 7 bikes gutted in blaze started by crackers 

The Pune City Fire Brigade responded to 15 incidents of fires that were triggered due to firecrackers between 7 pm and 11 pm on Monday. In one of the incidents, reported on BT Kawade Road, seven bikes were gutted in the blaze, started by crackers, reported Indian Express.

All fire stations across Pune were on alert during the Diwali celebrations. According to preliminary reports, no casualties were reported in these fires. Of the fire incidents reported, four involved trees catching fire.

 -Hyderabad: Several Diwali accidents reported, Child Loses Eye While Bursting Crackers

Ten people were reported injured and were hospitalised while bursting crackers on the occasion of Diwali in Hyderabad. In one of the incidents, a child lost his eye.

Civil Surgeon Dr Najabi Begum said, “Yesterday [a day before Diwali] we had three cases, today [Diwali] we got 10 cases out of which four cases were serious. Out of these, one child lost his eye and the other three will have to undergo surgery.”

-Odisha: Man Dies of Burn Injuries After Fire at Cracker Shops

Few fire accidents related to crackers were reported in parts of Odisha as well on Monday. In the first incident, a man died while three others are battling for life with critical burn injuries after an explosion at a cracker shop in Badasuanlo village under Kamakhyanagar police limits in Dhenkanal district, odishatv.in reported.

Another massive fire broke out at a cloth store in Cuttack’s Nayasarak. Sources attributed the fire breakout to stray fire crackers as many youths were bursting crackers in the area, the report mentioned.

UP: Footwear godown gutted after firecracker lands on it

A two-storeyed warehouse in Agra’s Jagdishpura area caught fire late on Monday night when a burning firecracker fell on it. A family residing on the first floor of the building was rescued in time.

The footwear godown on the second floor was completely gutted.

According to witnesses, a burning rocket landed on the second floor of the building where some inflammable material had been stored. A few minutes later, smoke was seen coming out of the building which was then engulfed in flames.

Inspector in-charge Devendra Shankar Pandey said that the fire was brought under control and no loss of life had been reported.

Gurugram: 20 Fire Incidents on Diwali, No Casualties Reported

The Gurugram Fire Department registered 20 fire incidents during Diwali as the city residents burst firecrackers across the day, a Gurugram Fire Service official informed on Tuesday.

The majority of the cases were addressed quickly and there were no reports of any casualties so far, he said.

“A total of 20 calls related to fire incidents were received in Gurugram during the Diwali celebration. All the reported incidents were minor as we barely use four or five fire tenders in any incidents,” Lalit Kumar, a fire official told IANS.

In one such incident, a fire broke out in three mobile shops at Sector-56 HUDA market. A fire also broke out at an apartment in a residential society located on the Sohna Road in Gurugram under Sohna fire station, prompting rescue operations at the site, according to police officials.

In other incidents, fires were reported in Basai Industrial Area, Udyog Vihar Phase-4 and Manesar Industrial Area.

Apart from this, a fire broke out in residential areas, including New Palam Vihar, Mianwali Colony, Bhim Nagar and Rajiv Nagar, the officials added.

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