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Bengaluru: Cooling of Bellandur lake underway a day after it caught fire
- January 20, 2018
- UPDATED 12:38 IST
HIGHLIGHTS
- Last night, fire was brought under control by Army and civil administration.
- Ten fire tenders were called on Saturday morning to douse the remaining of the fire.
- Earlier on February 16 and May 7, 2017, a major fire had broken at the Bellandur Lake.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Last night, fire was brought under control by Army and civil administration.
- Ten fire tenders were called on Saturday morning to douse the remaining of the fire.
- Earlier on February 16 and May 7, 2017, a major fire had broken at the Bellandur Lake.
Cooling operations are still on at Bellandur Lake in Bengaluru a day after it caught fire.
More than 5000 Army jawans led by Major General Rajpurohith, deputy commandant and chief instructor of ASC Centre and College together fought to douse the fire.
Karnataka: Cooling operations underway at Bengaluru's #BellandurLake. The lake had caught fire yesterday, which was later doused. pic.twitter.com/VNnagAioin
— ANI (@ANI) January 20, 2018
Last night, the fire was brought under control after tireless efforts of over seven hours by the Army personnels in conjunction with the civil administration.
Ten fire tenders were called on Saturday morning to douse the remaining of the fire.
Residents living around the lake reported huge clouds of smoke ballooning out of the lake on Friday morning.
While the authorities trying to extiunguishing the fire, the exact cause of the massive break out on the lake is yet to be ascertained.
Bellandur lake is the largest lake in Bengaluru and has been subjected to harsh treatment by the industrial treatment.
Interestingly, this is not the first time that the lake has caught fire.
Earlier on February 16 and May 7, 2017, the lake was reported to have been choked in toxic fumes, which led to a major fire break out.
Following which the National Green Tribunal (NGT) had rolled out orders on shutting down industries near Bellandur lake.