Deepavali: Fire calls minimal in south Tamil Nadu, says senior officer

Thanks to awareness programmes conducted by Fire & Rescue Services personnel in the days leading up to the festival, only three calls were received, and all were minor, the officer said

On the eve of Deepavali, the night of November 3, there were no calls from the public and on the day of the festival, November 4, there were only three calls from the entire southern region comprising nine districts, said Deputy Director (Fire & Rescue Services) N. Vijaykumar, on Friday.

Ahead of Deepavali celebrations this year, the Fire & Rescue Services personnel had organised 341 awareness programs and demonstrations across the nine districts over the last 15 days.