fire breaks out at Ooty dump yard, extinguished

UDHAGAMANDALAM: A fire broke out at the municipal garbage dump yard at Theetukal in Ooty on Wednesday morning. Fire and rescue services personnel foug.A fire erupted at the Ooty municipal garbage dump yard on Wednesday morning. firefighters battled the blaze for ten hours at the plastic recycling center. Thick black smoke caused inconvenience to residents. Preliminary investigations suggest an electrical short circuit may have sparked the fire. The recycling center sustained damage. Read more