India, June 11 -- From Greater Kailash and Vasant Kunj to Narela and Bawana, the Delhi Fire Service (DFS) has identified 100 locations from where it receives the maximum fire calls and deployed additional firefighting as well as quick response vehicles (QRV) to those areas in a bid to improve response times, according to officials aware of the matter. This comes in the aftermath of the Hauz Rani fire, one of the deadliest in the Capital, which once again highlighted that a delay in timely rescue can increase the chances of fatalities and critical injuries.

The hotspots were identified through an analysis of fire calls over the past five years, which was started three months ago and recently concluded. It found, for instance, that many bu...