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Ghazipur landfill fire incident will be investigated, says Delhi cabinet minister Atishi

According to the Delhi Fire Service, the landfill witnessed a big fire on Sunday evening due to the gases produced in the massive mountain of waste

PTI New Delhi Published 22.04.24, 12:25 PM
Smoke rises after a fire broke out at the Ghazipur landfill site on Sunday, in New Delhi, Monday, April 22, 2024.

Smoke rises after a fire broke out at the Ghazipur landfill site on Sunday, in New Delhi, Monday, April 22, 2024. PTI

Delhi cabinet minister Atishi on Monday said the Ghazipur landfill fire incident will be investigated to ascertain the cause of the blaze.

A major fire broke out at the landfill site in east Delhi on Sunday evening. Officials have cited hot and dry weather conditions as the likely trigger for the fire.

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"Yesterday, Deputy Mayor Aaley Mohammad Iqbal visited the site. Today, Mayor Shelly Oberoi will be visiting the site to take stock of the situation. The Delhi Fire Service tenders were deployed through the night and the blaze has been doused. Some smoke is still left. We will surely carry out an investigation into the cause of the fire and the process by which it started," Atishi said at a press conference.

Thick plumes of smoke continued to rise skywards from the landfill on Monday.

According to the Delhi Fire Service, the landfill witnessed a big fire on Sunday evening due to the gases produced in the massive mountain of waste.

Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by The Telegraph Online staff and has been published from a syndicated feed.

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