India, May 12 -- Delhi home minister Ashish Sood on Monday reviewed the Capital's fire safety measures and directed officials to conduct regular fire audits, modernise firefighting systems, and prepare a comprehensive firefighting master plan, officials said.

The directions were issued during a review meeting with the Delhi Fire Services (DFS). Sood emphasised improving emergency response time, modernising internal communication systems, developing an advanced command-and-control mechanism, and providing technical training to fire officials in line with evolving technologies, officials said.

The meeting occurred days after chief minister Rekha Gupta directed officials to prepare a comprehensive "firefighting master plan" for the Capital...