Chandigarh, April 21 -- The Haryana government on Sunday directed the deputy commissioners to ensure round-the-clock readiness of firefighting infrastructure across the state. This comes in the wake of two major fires incidents-one in Hisar's DC Colony where 14 vehicles were gutted after a two-wheeler caught fire on Saturday, and another involving a PNG pipeline in Gurugram last week.

Financial commissioner (Revenue) Sumita Misra said the deputy commissioners are directed to ensure 24x7 operational readiness of fire tenders and firefighting infrastructure. "Adequate availability of firefighting personnel must be ensured at all times. There should be effective co-ordination between the district administration, fire services, police, agric...