Jammu, Nov 9 (JKNS): Fire & Emergency Services, Jammu and Kashmir, responded to 60 fire incidents across Jammu Province in the last 24 hours, including 35 incidents in Jammu district alone, amid heightened fire emergencies during the Diwali festive period.
Spokesperson, J&K, F&ES, in a statement issued here to news agency JKNS said that it responded to 60 fire incidents across Jammu Province during the last 24 hours, including 35 in Jammu district alone, with extensive deployment of firefighting personnel and resources.
Despite multiple major fire emergencies occurring simultaneously during the Diwali festive period, the Department ensured prompt response and carried out major firefighting operations at Pahari Mohalla, warehouse-cum-shopping premises, Garden Estate and Janta Medical Store, Shalimar.
The Department has also clarified that allegations circulating on social media regarding a one-and-a-half-hour delay in responding to the warehouse fire are not substantiated by official deployment records and available CCTV footage.
The coordinated efforts of Fire & Emergency Services, Police, SDRF and District Administration helped bring the fires under control and prevent further spread.
Fire & Emergency Services, J&K remains committed to safeguarding lives and property, it said. (JKNS)
