The Mumbai Fire Brigade received 137 calls about fires attributed to firecrackers on Sunday, when Diwali was celebrated. A day after the unusually high number of fire incidents, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation banned rockets and other aerial firecrackers across the city until November 25.
A major fire broke out at Haji Kasam Chawl near Datta Mandir in Mumbai's Dongri on Diwali night, engulfing several shops and hutments. The Mumbai Fire Brigade classified it as a Level-I fire call at 10.11 pm, with firefighters, police and emergency teams deployed to control the… pic.twitter.com/78qRo03jl6
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The ban does not cover all firecrackers. It applies to both public and private spaces, including terraces, balconies, parking lots and slum areas.
#WATCH | Mumbai, Maharashtra: Fire tenders reached the spot after a fire broke out at the Skyline Epitome building in Vidyavihar pic.twitter.com/xAqDEM1GHr
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The 137 calls were higher than the number of firecracker-linked fires reported during the entire four-day Diwali period in each of the previous two years.
Fire reported at Raheja Gardens, Thane pic.twitter.com/z9LJX6Hova
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In 2024, Mumbai recorded 262 fire incidents during the four-day festival period, of which 80 were attributed to firecrackers. In 2025, the city recorded 289 fire incidents, including 113 attributed…
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