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Fire Breaks Out Again At Brahmapuram Waste Plant In Kerala's Kochi

This is the second fire incident within weeks at the Brahmapuram waste plant in Kochi. The previous fire lasted for 12 days and severely affected the port city's air quality.

A fire broke out again at the Brahmapuram waste treatment plant in Kerala라이브 바카라 Kochi, just a couple of weeks after a devastating blaze erupted in the same location, triggering more panic among the city라이브 바카라 residents.바카라 웹사이트

The latest fire broke out at Sector 1 of the waste plant. Police said eight fire tenders have been pressed into service to douse the fire.

"A few fire tenders were already present at the plant to monitor the situation. Senior fire force officials, revenue department and city corporation officials are currently there," Ernakulam district collector N S K Umesh told the media.바카라 웹사이트

He said that the fire would be completely extinguished by the end of the day and there was no cause for panic.바카라 웹사이트

A police officer said it was a minor incident and fire tenders are dousing it. State LSGD Minister M B Rajesh also told the media that the fire situation was under control.바카라 웹사이트

"We had anticipated this and precautions were in place. There is nothing to worry about like the last one," he said.바카라 웹사이트

However, according to a few media reports, smoke continued to rise from the waste plant.

The Brahmapuram dump yard was in news recently after a massive fire broke out on March 2 at the same plant resulting in a cloud of smoke that lasted for 12 long days and deteriorated the air quality in the port city of Kochi and neighbouring municipalities and gram panchayats. The entire region was engulfed in the dense smoke billowing from the garbage dump. 바카라 웹사이트

The AQI surged above 300 and remained in the ‘poor’ to ‘very poor’ category for several days.

The fire triggered political controversy in the state and even resulted in violent protests. Meanwhile, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) imposed a penalty of Rs 100 crore on the Kochi Corporation and asked them to pay it as compensation.

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