Delhi Home Minister Ashish Sood on Monday directed officials to modernise the Delhi Fire Services (DFS), strengthen fire prevention systems and improve emergency response across the Capital.

His directions, issued at a review meeting at the Secretariat, came nearly a week after Chief Minister Rekha Gupta called for a city-wide firefighting audit following the May 10 blaze in Vivek Vihar, where nine persons, including a toddler, lost their lives.