Wednesday’s blaze at a hookah bar in Koramangala was only one among many fire accidents in Bengaluru this year, as the number of such accidents rose by 12% in 2023 so far, compared to last year. The city recorded 2,289 cases till October 19.
According to data by the Fire and Emergency Services Department, in the calendar year 2022 the city witnessed 2,033 fire incidents. The numbers in 2022 had come down compared to 2021, when there were 2,515 accidents.
In the last 13 years, the highest number of cases was reported in 2019 - 3,363. Between 2013 and 2023. 23,786 cases were recorded in Bengaluru. The data is generated based on the number of calls the control room received.
