Diwali fireworks caused fires at 12 places in Dehradun, two cars also caught fire - diwali fireworks caused fires at 12 places two cars also caught fire

Updated: Wed, 22 Oct 2025 04:20 (IST) Fire was reported at 12 places in Dehradun on Diwali night due to fireworks. Fire crews immediately reached the spot and brought the fire under control. There was no loss of life during this period. This year there was a decrease in the incidents of fire compared to previous years, the reason for which is attributed to the awareness campaign. The incidents of fire have decreased compared to previous years. Jagran – The fire brigade kept running all night on Diwali, no incident of loss of life was reported – Fire incidents reduced compared to previous years, the fire brigade remained ready at every place ————–Jagran Correspondent, Dehradun. Fire incidents were reported at 12 places due to fireworks on Diwali evening. Fire crews immediately reached the spot and brought the fire incident under control. No incident of loss of life was reported due to fire in the district. There were fewer incidents of fire this year compared to previous years. The fire department has been busy with an awareness program for the past one month, through which people set off fireworks in a restrained manner. Remove Advertisement Read Only News At 07.32 pm. a fire broke out at a shop in Dharmawala due to fireworks. The fire brigade team reached the spot after getting information and brought the fire under control. After this, at 8.25 am, a plastic cart kept on the roof of the Niranjanpur vegetable market caught fire. A large quantity of plastic crates were kept on the roof in the direction of Aadhati, due to which the flames started breaking out quickly. The fire brigade brought the fire under control after much effort. After this, at 8.40 am, the rubbish in Harbhajwala Mehunwala caught fire. People living nearby immediately informed the fire department. The fire brigade extinguished the fire after about half an hour of effort. After this, the local people breathe a sigh of relief. At 09:04 minutes, a fire broke out in a junk shop in Patelnagar. There was a large amount of rubbish kept in the junk shop, due to which the fire gained momentum. However, the fire department extinguished the fire before it could spread anywhere. Around 9:50 am, a fire broke out inside the house due to fireworks in Mata Mandir near Saraswati Bihar. Due to the fire, curtains and other items of the house were burnt. The family members tried to put out the fire, but the fire started to flare up quickly, where the fire brigade team controlled the fire with great difficulty. Similarly, a fire broke out in a vacant lot in Chandrabani at 10:12 pm, while a fire broke out under a car parked on GMS road at 11:10 pm due to fireworks going off, creating an atmosphere of chaos nearby. At 11.25 pm, a fire broke out in a Rajiv Nagar house due to electrical short circuit. Late at night at 12:35 a.m., a fire broke out in the Pali house in Nehru Village, due to which the entire Pali house got burnt. At one o’clock a tree caught fire on Old Rajpur Road, at 01:32 the power supply was stopped due to a fire on an electricity pole. Similarly, a car caught fire in Saraswati Vihar at 1.42 am in the night due to fireworks. The fire brigade brought the fire under control.