Over the 10 years from 2008 to July 2018, the city witnessed 48,434 fire incidents, which claimed 609 lives including 29 children. Out of the total incidents, 1,568 were reported in highrises. Meanwhile, 3,841 fire incidents were reported in 2020 and 100 people died in them. Property worth Rs 89 crore was damaged in these incidents. Of the 48,434 fire incidents from 2008 to 2018, 1,568 happened in skyscrapers, 8,737 in residential buildings, 3,833 in commercial buildings and 3,151 in slums. The highest number of 32,516 incidents was due to short circuits. A total of 1,116 fires broke out due to gas cylinder leaks and 11,889 fire incidents occurred due to other reasons. Activist Shakeel Ahmed Sheikh obtained the information under RTI.

Fire incidents from 2008 to 2018