Fire fighters were on their toes all through the day on Nov 8 as calls of fire due to firecrackers kept on pouring.
Nashik : The five fire stations in Nashik city received over 40 calls on Sunday regarding fire incidents caused by firecrackers. A senior fire department official said the department received at least 50 firecracker-related calls on Sunday. Fire in Nashik city on day of Laxmi Pujan Fire fighters were on their toes all through the day on Nov 8 as calls of fire due to firecrackers kept on pouring.
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Leading fireman S R Jadhav of the Satpur fire brigade centre said firefighters had been on alert since Sunday morning, responding continuously as reports of fire incidents kept coming in. Fire officials said firecrackers were burst on a large scale across the city for Laxmi Puja during Diwali , leading them to expect more calls than usual. Many people travelling home or to some other place in the evening said that they felt extremely unsafe as many people were bursting firecrackers on the streets and also lighting the rockets in such a way that it felt risky. “The Panchavati fire station, the Cidco fire station, Nashik Road, Cidco and the fire brigade headquarters are on the alert as usual,” senior fire officials said.
As the city celebrated Laxmi Puja and burst firecrackers through the day and late into the night, firefighters rushed from one emergency to another. Rockets, sky shots and other firecrackers ignited grass on open plots, old wadas, trees, garbage heaps and other materials across the city. “The scale of a blaze could not be determined from a call. A fire tender must be sent to the spot, with additional tenders called if required,” he added. They added that with the exception of two to three places, the fire incidents were minor in the city. Download the TOI App.