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Kodungaiyur Dumpyard Fire: Smoke Spreads Over 3km
15 Mar
Summary
- A fire at the Kodungaiyur dumpyard released dense smoke over 3km.
- Workers claim they reported the fire two days before it intensified.
- Excavators are being used to trench and contain the affected fire area.
Dense smoke, observed to extend over a 3km radius, blanketed Kodungaiyur on Saturday due to a suspected man-made fire at the local dumpyard. Dumpyard workers reported the incident occurred on Thursday, and that their initial reports to supervisors were not adequately addressed.
The fire intensified by Saturday, with smoke covering an estimated 1.5 acres and visible from distant locations. Workers provided geo-tagged messages as evidence of their early warnings.
In response to the escalating situation, authorities deployed six excavators to create trenches around the affected area. The objective is to isolate the burning section of the dumpyard to contain the spread of the fire, allowing it to eventually die out on its own.
