One neighbor said he called police around midnight because he saw the fireworks shooting into backyards on Lincoln Street in South Ozone Park.

Hospitals across Indian capital see surge in respiratory illnesses as air pollution worsens after celebration of Hindu festival

New Delhi is one of the world’s most polluted cities, and the celebrations for the festival of Diwali herald its worst months as cooler air laden with smog is trapped over the city, reducing visibility and raising serious health risks for the more than 30 million people who live in the capital and its metropolitan region.

After performing Diwali puja with the new idols, the old ones should not be thrown away or placed casually in the house. Discarding idols of deities is considered inauspicious and disrespectful. Instead, devotees are advised to perform a short prayer or offer flowers before respectfully bidding farewell to the old idols.

The blaze broke out about 2:15 a.m. in the home on Foch Blvd. near 132nd St. in South Ozone Park, the FDNY said.

If you're wondering why there have been fireworks across Bensalem this week, look no further than the annual Diwali celebrations.

"This Diwali, I was far from home...yet surrounded by warmth that felt just as familiar," Bhumi Pednekar shares her Diwali experience in Atlanta.

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