Gigantic Fire Breaks Out At Ghazipur Landfill Site In East Delhi, Scary Video Surfaces

Fire tenders are at the spot and efforts are being made to douse the fire though the cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.

Ghazipur Landfill Site: After a massive fire broke out earlier on Sunday in the ground area of an under-construction complex of the new Central Secretariat in Delhi, another massive fire broke out at the Ghazipur landfill site in Delhi on Sunday evening, said the officials.

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According to the Delhi Fire Service, fire tenders were at the spot and efforts were being made to douse the fire, though, the cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.

“We received a call around 6 pm that the Ghazipur landfill had caught fire. 10 fire brigades are at work here, four out of which are on the upper side of the mountain, and the bowsers are stationed at the bottom. JCBs are being quite helpful as there is trouble in dousing the fire due to heat. The fire is caused due to gas that is produced in the landfill. There has been no casualty,” said Delhi Fire Service SO Naresh Kumar

Earlier in the day a massive fire broke out in the ground area of an under-construction complex of the new Central Secretariat in Delhi, officials said.

The facility is being built under the Union government’s ambitious Central Vista project.

Visuals show fire officials dousing the massive blaze that broke out on Sunday evening.

According to Delhi Fire Service, “We received information about the fire incident at 6.01 pm. Shortly after receiving the information about the blaze, 8 fire services rushed to the spot.”

“The fire broke out in the ground of the under-construction building of the Central Secretariat, where an iron container and wood and some chemical items were kept. At present, the fire has been brought under control,” said DFS officials.

(With ANI inputs)