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Delhi is a blazing hot, smoke-filled hellscape

Bhalswa landfill: Small fires, smoke extend ops

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Bhalswa landfill: Small fires, smoke extend ops

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Bhalswa landfill: Small fires, smoke extend ops

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Bhalswa landfill: Small fires, smoke extend ops

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Delhi is a blazing hot, smoke-filled hellscape

New Delhi: Nearly five days after a fire broke out at the Bhalswa landfill,

while the situation was under control, the smoke and small fires were hampering the operations. 

“We are trying to remove some parts using an earthmover, but small fires in garbage mounds at the landfill are causing trouble. We have reduced the number of fire tenders to four, but for the entire blaze to be completely doused in this heat, it will take time,” a fire official said. 

 

A massive fire broke out at the Bhalswa landfill site on Tuesday evening. The entire area was covered in a thick blanket of smoke and the residents living in and around the area are still having a tough time breathing. A school had to be shut since the glasses on the window panes melted and the smoke filled the classrooms. 

 

On Friday, a complaint was filed by those residing near the landfill site against North Delhi Municipal Corporation authorities. The residents filed the complaint at Bhalswa Dairy police station, demanding legal action against mayor Raja Iqbal Singh, deputy mayor Archana Dilip Singh and standing committee vice-chairman Vijay Kumar Bhagat.