More than 100 staff deployed in fire fighting operation, it will be brought under control, informed Deputy Chief Fire Officer of New Delhi Zone Dr Sanjay Tomar.
The Delhi Fire Service has cancelled leave applications of its personnel and as many as 2,000 officers will be deployed on Diwali to deal with any emergency, officials said on Friday.
Most major hospitals in the national capital, including Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital and Safdarjung Hospital, lack valid no objection certificate (NOC), says Delhi Fire Service sources.
A senior fire official said they had inspected some centres on Monday and Tuesday and found that most of them lacked provisions to tackle a massive fire. Some did not even have fire extinguishers.
Delhi Fire Service received a call about the fire at 9 A.M today after which four fire tenders were rushed to the spot.
New Delhi: A major tragedy was averted here this morning when a fire broke out at GAIL's natural gas pipeline here after it was perforated by civic construction contractors in which one person received minor
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