Kerala: Flames at waste mound doused, residents still affected by smoke

Fire which broke out in a plastic factory in Kochi lead to breathing difficulties for second consecutive day. The fire was doused by Saturday evening and the situation is now under control. There were no casualties reported.

Kochi: Residents in many parts of the city continued to experience breathing difficulties for the second consecutive day on Sunday due to smoke emanating from a nearby plastic waste mound that caught fire, official sources said.

The fire was doused by Saturday evening, but a thick blanket of smoke continued to rise from the mound at the Brahmapuram waste treatment plant.

The Ernakulam district administration advised people who faced breathing problems to seek medical assistance, which they did.

Collector Muhammed Y Saffirulla urged people not to panic.

The district administration officials said that the situation has been brought under control.

Official sources said that there were no casualties, but firefighters took several hours to control the blaze that broke out at the plant on Friday evening.

The fire-tenders and the Navy had taken part in the operation that concluded on Saturday.

The incident occurred days after a massive fire at a footwear showroom and godown near the South railway station here damaged the stocks.

With inputs from PTI.