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A occurrence broke retired successful a stockpile of integrative discarded kept astatine an aged dump gait successful Pallikaranai, falling nether Perungudi portion of the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC), connected Thursday morning.
Thick plumes of fume billowed from the site, triggering panic among motorists and commuters during greeting highest postulation hours. Abandoned and auctioned scrap vehicles were besides parked successful the country wherever the occurrence occurred.
Following accusation astir the incident, unit from the GCC, Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services Department stations successful Velachery and Guindy, and the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board were mobilised, and firefighting operations were launched, according to a property release.
Nine h2o bowsers, 3 recyclers, 3 world movers, and 30 tanker loads of h2o were deployed to incorporate the blaze. The occurrence was brought nether power and wholly extinguished astir 11 a.m., the merchandise added.
Traffic affected
The country wherever the occurrence broke retired is being monitored. The nonstop origin of the occurrence is yet to beryllium ascertained. Traffic question connected Velachery-Tambaram High Road was affected owed to the fume and the exigency effect operations.
Corporation Commissioner G.S. Sameeran, Joint Commissioner (Health) V.P. Jeyaseelan, South Regional Deputy Commissioner Aftab Rasool, Sholinganallur MLA P. Saravanamoorthy, and officials from assorted departments were contiguous astatine the site.
Past incidents
The Pallikaranai dump gait has witnessed respective incidents of occurrence successful caller years. In August 2025, a occurrence broke retired astatine the Perungudi dump yard, sending heavy fume crossed surrounding neighbourhoods and requiring an extended firefighting operation.
Earlier, successful April 2022, a blaze astatine the Pallikaranai dump gait burned for respective hours earlier being brought nether control.
