Fire at Dadu Majra dumping ground

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, April 10

A fire broke out at the garbage dumping ground at Dadu Majra here this afternoon causing problems for residents living nearby and also for the staff at the Jaypee garbage processing plant in the vicinity.

Owing to thick smog due to the fire, the management of the plant closed the unit as employees were finding it difficult to work.

According to information, the fire and emergency wing of the Municipal Corporation received the call about the fire mishap at the dumping ground at 2.17 pm, following which three fire tenders were rushed to the spot.

MC Joint Commissioner Manoj Khatri said there was a fire in the waste and they had put sand there. Firefighters managed to control the blaze at around 8 pm, he added.

Rekha, a resident of Sector 44, said the smog was visible in their Sector as well and caused breathing problems.

Notably, last year also, there was a fire incident at the dumping ground in April. The fire was controlled after two-days of relentless efforts.

The civic body has failed to find a permanent solution to fire incidents, which occurred at the dumping ground time and again.