New Delhi, Nov. 9 -- The Delhi Fire Service received 257 emergency calls on Diwali this year, registering a decline of around 4.5 per cent compared to the previous year, according to its annual Diwali statistics report.
The data showed that the fire department received 214 fire-related calls, including 24 cracker-related fire calls, on November 8. The remaining calls involved animal and bird rescues, house collapse, human rescue, road accident, special jobs and standby deployment.
The total number of calls this Diwali was 12 fewer than the 269 calls recorded in 2025.
Compared to 2024, when the department received 318 calls, the number declined by 61, registering a drop of around 19.2 per cent.
The year-wise data showed that the number of Diwali-related emergency calls has fluctuated considerably over the past 15 years. The department recorded 257 calls in 2026, against 269 in 2025, 318 in 2024, 208 in 2023, 201 in 2022 and 152 in 2021.
In 2020, the department received 205 calls, while the corresponding figures were 245 in 2019, 271 in 2018, 204 in 2017, 243 in 2016, 290 in 2015, 211 in 2014, 177 in 2013 and 184 in 2012. The highest number of calls in this 15-year period was recorded in 2024, when the fire department received 318 calls. The 2026 figure was around 19.2 per cent lower than that peak.
The hourly breakup of the 2026 data showed that the maximum number of emergency calls came between 8 pm and 10 pm, when 85 calls were received. This accounted for around 33.1 per cent of the day's total calls.
Delhi Fire Services received 257 emergency calls on Diwali, with over half recorded between 8 pm and midnight, while peak-hour calls
remained high.
Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Millennium Post.