Mumbai records 137 fires on Diwali, bans aerial fireworks till November 25

The Mumbai Fire Brigade received 137 calls for fires attributed to firecrackers on Sunday, when Diwali was celebrated, The Times of India reported.

This was much higher than the number of firecracker-linked blazes reported during the four-day Diwali festivities in the previous two years.

In 2024, Mumbai recorded 262 fire incidents during the four-day festival period, of which 80 were attributed to firecrackers, a reporter from The Times of India said in a social media post. In 2025, the city recorded 289 fire incidents, including 113 attributed to firecrackers.

#WATCH | Mumbai, Maharashtra: Fire tenders reached the spot after a fire broke out at the Skyline Epitome building in Vidyavihar pic.twitter.com/xAqDEM1GHr— ANI (@ANI) November 8, 2026

A day after an unusually high number of fire incidents were reported during Diwali celebrations, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Monday banned rockets and other aerial firecrackers across the city until November 25, NDTV reported.

The ban is not on all firecrackers. It applies to both public and private spaces, including terraces, balconies, parking lots and slum areas.

Mumbai Mayor and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ritu Tawde also appealed to residents to celebrate responsibly in view of the recent fire incidents.

Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde makes a public appeal in wake of fires caused in Mumbai due to firecrackers over last two days:

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