Many firefighters have suffered vomiting and dizziness due to long exposure to toxic fumes from the burning plastic waste Anilkumar.Īlso read | Exposure to toxic fumes can lead to health hazards, warn health experts Firefighters not too optimistic Navy has put an officer in charge of the mission and I am coordinating with him, said Mr. They conducted multiple sorties before being temporarily halted as the smoke created visibility issues. Indian Navy deployed multiple helicopters for aerial spraying of water. While one sector is managed by Indian Navy, one by BPCL, the other four sectors are being managed by fire and rescue services,” said Mr. We are conducting a coordinated firefighting work by splitting the entire 40-odd acres across which the plastic waste is spread into six sectors. “We are expecting to completely douse the fire by today evening. The situation in areas like Vytilla, Tripunithura, Maradu, Kundannoor was no different on Saturday morning from what it was on the previous morning. Nearly 48 hours after the fire breakout in Brahmapuram, many parts of the city remained under blankets of thick fumes coupled with the odour of burnt plastic.
A video on the major fire that broke out at Kochi Corporation’s Brahmapuram solid waster treatment plant
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