Delhi: Massive Fire at Bhalswa Dump Yard, Fourth This Year; 13 Fire Tenders on Spot

A massive fire broke out at Bhalswa landfill in north Delhi on Tuesday evening. As many as 13 fire tenders are present on the site to tame the blaze.

A Fire Department official said that it received a call about the fire incident at the dumping ground in Bhalswa at around 5.48 pm. Visuals from the spot showed the ‘hill’ of the trash under a massive blaze. Thick clouds of smoke billowing out of the burning garbage mountain enveloped the whole area.

Till the time of filing this report, officials said 13 fire tenders are working at the site to douse the flames.

Following the blaze, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai asked the Delhi Pollution Control Committee to submit a report on the landfill fire within 24 hours.

This year, three incidents of fire were reported in east Delhi’s Ghazipur landfill site, including the one on March 28, which was finally doused over 50 hours after it broke out. On Tuesday, three more incidents of fire were reported in the capital.

A fire broke out at the Transport Bhawan on Parliament Street in Delhi on Tuesday. The fire started from an air-conditioner in one of the rooms of the building. In another incident, a shop caught fire and spread to other stores in Amar Colony’s main market in Lajpat Nagar.

“The fire started from a shop on the ground floor and spread to other stores and a restaurant. The fire also spread to the residence and an office on the first floor of the building,” Delhi Fire Service Director Atul Garg said.

A DTC bus also caught fire on Tuesday afternoon in Vikas Marg area in the capital.

(With PTI and IANS inputs)

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