Delhi Chief Fire Officer interview: ‘We need more than 12,000 firefighters but have only about 2,500’

Delhi’s fire risks are growing amid unplanned construction, weak compliance, inadequate manpower and congested roads, Delhi Fire Services Chief Fire Officer A.K. Malik said on Tuesday. In an interaction with The Hindu, he assesses the city’s fire-safety preparedness, gaps in enforcement and infrastructure, changing fire risks and measures to improve response