A major fire tragedy was averted after the police control room (PCR) van of the Delhi Police managed to douse the flames which had engulfed a taxi in South Delhi’s Greater Kailash-II on Monday night.
According to Sharat Kumar Sinha, the DCP, PCR, a taxi caught fire near Savitri Cinema in Greater Kailash-II and subsequently getting the information at around 11.09 pm on Monday night, the police team on PCR Mobile Patrol Van (PRV) doused the flames with the help of fire extinguishers and also arranged water from nearby houses. “The fire was controlled before fire tenders arrived on the spot and prevented a major fire with timely proactive action,” said the DCP.