Diwali fire incidents come as shocker, 90 blazes reported across Mumbai in three days

Mumbai, Nov 9 (UNI) Multiple incidents of fire in the financial capital of Mumbai and the larger Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), coinciding with Diwali festivities, which claimed the lives of two persons and injured several others, have come as a shocker and raised serious questions over compliance with fire safety norms and public responsibility. Over the three-day festive period, nearly 90 fire incidents were reported across Mumbai, with 28 of them attributed to firecrackers, according to fire brigade officials. The incidents were reported from residential high-rises, commercial establishments, shops and densely populated localities, exposing the potential risks associated with f…