India, April 18 -- A fire safety drill was conducted at the Hindustan Times house building at Kasturba Gandhi Marg on Friday morning in collaboration with the Delhi Fire Services (DFS).

The drill is a part of the Fire Services Week held annually from April 14 to April 20 in remembrance of the 1944 explosion at the Victoria dock in Mumbai.

Two fire tenders, one equipped with a water hose and other with a Turntable Ladder (TTL) were deployed. The fire alarm was triggered at around 11:00 am, following which the building was evacuated.

DFS officials, assistant divisional officer (ADO) Bhupender Prakash, station officer Navneet Kadyan, and fire man Ashish Malik demonstrated fire safety procedures.

"We had informed occupants in advance abou...