A major fire broke out at the Kashmiri Gate Metro police station in Delhi last night. The incident was reported to the Delhi Fire Services (DFS) at around 12:45 am on June 1, and they promptly dispatched around 12 fire tenders to the scene to combat the flames.
The DFS official stated that there were no injuries or casualties in the accident, but the premises of the police station were completely ruined. The Maalkhana (record room), which was home to stacked cupboards, police barracks, and case paperwork, was engulfed in the fire. Eighteen rooms of the DCP’s office were also wrecked. The blaze was brought under control within one and a half hours, and the cooling operation is currently underway.
Cause of Fire
The cause of the fire has remained undetermined till now and an investigation has been started to uncover it. The scene is being examined to collect evidence and gauge the possible circumstances that could have led to this atrocity.
North-West and Central India have also recorded unusually high temperatures over the last few days. Delhi reached a soaring 52.9 degrees Celsius on May 29, 2024. According to the reports, the fire department in Delhi is receiving more than 220 calls a day at present. #WATCH | Director of Delhi Fire Services, Atul Garg says "Yesterday we attended 220 calls in a day, out of which 183 were fire calls. This is the highest in the month of May. If the temperature increases, the number of fire calls will also increase. Fire tenders were sent for… pic.twitter.com/IFpzrq8PQk— ANI (@ANI) May 30, 2024
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Fire calls are not a rarity in these regions but according to experts, something has changed over the last few days.
Officials' Say on the Fire Outbreaks
According to R Srinivas, former town and country planner, Town and Country Planning Organisation, Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, the record-breaking heat is one of the main causes of the fire outbreaks. These fires have sparked in several parts of the country, including the state of Jammu and Kashmir, where authorities are now using drones to detect forest fires.
For more, read: Delhi Hits 52 Degrees, Highest Temperature Ever Amid Severe Heatwave Alert And Water Crisis
The adverse effects of air conditioning systems, growing congestion, and infrastructural failures have collectively contributed to the problem. The only solution to this, according to R Srinivas and many such experts, is to create a more blue and green infrastructure—waterbodies and other areas with tree covers. The need for the hour is to build programs around tree plantations that are implemented at a national as well as local level.
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