Diwali fires hit Delhi, Jaipur, Ghaziabad, Patna, Sikkim

Fire incidents were reported across at least five locations in India on Sunday, 8 November 2026, during Diwali celebrations. In Jaipur’s Haldiyon ka Rasta, a sari and salwar suit shop caught fire at 9 pm, with four fire tenders deployed. The shop was closed and the owner had left by 8 pm. A potential cylinder blast was averted. In Ghaziabad’s Vijaynagar industrial area, a fire broke out at Nova Plast company, which stores plastic raw material for chair manufacturing, with over a dozen fire tenders called.

In Delhi’s Nangli Sakrawati, a garment factory fire led to 25 fire tenders being sent, and later a rubber factory fire in Narela at 8:33 pm was tackled by seven tenders. In Patna, a Krishna Steel godown and a kabari shop caught fire, with cracker sparks suspected at the kabari shop. In Sikkim’s Namchi, a fire occurred at an old hospital campus built in 1975, which had been superseded by a new hospital in October 2021. No casualties have been reported. Causes are suspected to be short circuits or firecracker sparks, but official confirmation is awaited. Damage assessments are pending across all sites.

Update, 9 November 2026: Amar Ujala reports a new fire incident at a rubber factory in Delhi’s Narela industrial area on Sunday (8 November) evening at 8:33 pm. Seven fire tenders were deployed and firefighters were working to control the blaze. This adds a sixth fire location to the Diwali incidents, and no casualties have been reported there either. No new updates on cause or damage were provided.