Delhi firefighters pushed to the brink

They face soaring temperatures and surging numbers of fires.

Sign up for Reuters newsletters One Essential Read One Essential Read Recommended by Kate Turton, Newsletter Editor Record heat, surging fires push Delhi's firefighters to the brink   Calls reporting fires between April and June more than doubled from a year ago. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi As I come from a family of firefighters, I found this photo essay about Delhi's fire service a compelling read. Reuters interviewed over a dozen firefighters and officers for this story and accompanied fire crews on calls. What they found was a fire service under immense pressure as the Indian capital experienced record hot weather, alongside soaring volumes of fire calls. View the photo essay Behind the news India Headline News Team Lead Chris Thomas, who reported along with photographer Adnan Abidi, told us: "Delhi's firefighters came into focus this summer after a devastating fire at a hospital killed six infants. What started out as an assignment to find the link between extreme temperatures and a coinciding surge in fires soon turned into an embed within the fire services documenting the impact of the endless fire calls on the city's weary firefighters. "One fire officer told Reuters he had not hear fire sirens ring this often in his 20 years with the force." Sponsors are not involved in the creation of newsletters or other Reuters news content. Advertise in this newsletter or on Reuters.com Between June 17 and August 16, Reuters One Essential Read is sent three days a week. Think your friend or colleague should know about us? Forward this newsletter to them. They can also sign up here. Want to stop receiving this email? Unsubscribe here. To manage which newsletters you're signed up for, click here. Reuters Terms & Conditions and Privacy Statement © 2024 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved. 3 Times Square, New York, NY 10036