Pollution around Diwali was the lowest in 7 years, as the weather conditions were a game changer. The air quality in the national capital started deteriorating from October 24 with the AQI slipping to the 'very poor' category from 'poor'.
Vandana Verma had gone out with her husband and son to a relative's home on Diwali evening when a stray firecracker - a rocket - likely entered her home through the balcony and a fire started.