Fire at Delhi’s Bhalswa landfill

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A massive fire broke out at the Bhalswa landfill site in north Delhi on Tuesday evening.

According to officials, 13 fire tenders were at the site to douse the flames.

Environment minister Gopal Rai on Tuesday asked the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to submit a report on the Bhalswa 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, reports news agency PTI.

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