Breaking News Live: Mumbai records 137 Diwali firecracker fires in highest single-day toll in years
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Breaking News Live Updates: Mumbai’s Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) reported 137 Diwali firecracker blazes in a single day, surpassing previous annual totals.
Mumbai recorded 137 firecracker-related fire incidents on Diwali
Breaking News Live Updates: Mumbai witnessed a dangerous spike in Diwali fire incidents, recording an alarming 137 firecracker-induced blazes in a single day on Sunday. The surge left two women injured and surpassed total firecracker-related fires from past Diwali seasons, which saw 8-0 incidents in 2024 and 113 in 2025.
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Delhi AQI data under scrutiny as several monitoring stations go offline on Diwali night
Questions have been raised over the reliability of Delhi's air quality data after several pollution monitoring stations stopped reporting readings during peak firecracker hours on Diwali night. According to an analysis by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), 36 of the city's 59 monitoring stations were not reporting data at 1 am on Monday, when pollution levels were high. Experts flagged concerns that missing readings may have led to an underestimation of the actual pollution levels, even as Delhi recorded its most polluted Diwali in five years, with an average AQI of 376. Read more here
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Check Delhi AQI in key areas
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Stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) is in force across Delhi-NCR
- ITO recorded an alarming AQI of 406 at around 4:20 am
- Rajiv Chowk clocked an AQI of 381 at 1:30 am
- Area surrounding South Extension registered an AQI of 360 at 4:00 am
Stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) is in force across Delhi-NCR
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A thick layer of smog engulfed several parts of the city, significantly impairing visibility during the early morning hours. According to the CPCB, the air quality station at ITO recorded an alarming AQI of 406 at around 4:20 am, categorising it as 'Severe'.
A thick layer of smog engulfed several parts of the city, significantly impairing visibility during the early morning hours. According to the CPCB, the air quality station at ITO recorded an alarming AQI of 406 at around 4:20 am, categorising it as 'Severe'.