Spate of distress calls keep fire fighters on their toes

On Deepavali, fire fighters were on their toes across the central region attending to a spate of fire calls and galvanising into action to put out fire caused by bursting of crackers. Fire fighters termed these accidents caused by firing of rockets and bursting of crackers as “minor” with no injury to any one and no major loss of property. Having braced up for the festival of lights by keeping the necessary...