15 hours on, firefighters battle to douse massive blaze at Bhalswa landfill site in north Delhi

New Delhi: Efforts are on to douse a fire at the Bhalswa landfill site in Delhi which has been raging for over 15 hours, officials said on Wednesday. The massive fire broke out at the landfill site in north Delhi and the fire department received information about the blaze around 5:47 pm following which 10 fire tenders were rushed to the spot. According to officials, three more fire tenders were pressed in at the site later to douse the flames.

#WATCH | Delhi: Massive fire breaks out at Bhalaswa dump yard; 10 fire tenders present at the spot. Details awaited. pic.twitter.com/H02lv6qseV

— ANI (@ANI) April 26, 2022

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. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) lashed out at the BJP and said the fire at the Bhalswa landfill will “finish” the saffron party which rules all the three civic bodies. As the fire was spreading in the nearby colonies, people were finding it difficult to breath, Senior AAP leader Durgesh Pathak said.

#WATCH | Bhalaswa dump yard in Delhi sending a dense plume of smoke into the sky and exacerbating the already polluted air in nearby areas. pic.twitter.com/ybiibbHdw1

— ANI (@ANI) April 27, 2022

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“Fire breaks out again at Bhalswa landfill site. The fire is spreading to the nearby colonies, due to which the people there are finding it difficult to breathe,” the AAP leader tweeted in Hindi. “This Lanka of BJP’s corruption is burning. In this (fire) both the BJP’s arrogance and corruption will burn and finish the BJP,” he added. This year, three incidents of fire were reported in east Delhi's Ghazipur landfill site, including the one on 28 March which was finally doused over 50 hours after it broke out. On Tuesday, three more incidents of fire were reported in the capital. A fire broke out at the Transport Bhawan on Parliament Street in the national capital on Tuesday. The fire started from an air-conditioner in one of the rooms of the building. Read:   Fire breaks out in south Delhi's Lajpat Nagar, 9 fire tenders at spot to bring blaze under control In another incident, a fire broke out at a shop and spread to other stores in Amar Colony’s main market in Lajpat Nagar. Delhi Fire Service Director Atul Garg said, “The fire started from a shop on the ground floor and spread to other stores and a restaurant. The fire also spread to the residence and an office on the first floor of the building.” A DTC bus also caught fire on Tuesday afternoon on Vikas Marg area in Delhi. Read all the Latest News , Trending News ,  Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.