DELHI: Delhi Fire Service (DFS) received 257 emergency calls on Diwali this year, including 214 fire-related calls and 24 incidents involving cracker fires.While the city witnessed several major blazes at factories, a godown, a banquet hall and residential premises, the overall number of emergency calls registered a decline compared to last year, when the department received 269 calls.Abhilash Kumar Malik, chief fire officer of DFS , the highest number of calls was recorded between 8pm and 10pm on November 8, when the fire department received 85 calls, including 84 fire-related calls and eight cracker-fire incidents.Between 10pm and midnight, another 61 calls were received, of which 60 were fire-related and 10 involved cracker fires.The department recorded 16 calls between midnight and 7am, 36 between 7am and 2pm, 14 between 2pm and 4pm, 13 between 4pm and 6pm and 32 between 6pm and 8pm.Most of these calls were related to fire.
