Fire breaks out at dumping yard

A massive fire broke out at the dumping yard of the city corporation at Pachanady late Sunday night, police sources said.

Fire force personnel rushed to the spot and doused the fire with the help of the local people after hours of struggle.

The cause of the fire is not known.

A huge amount of waste caught fire and machines of the waste treatment plant were also destroyed.

Dakshina Kannada deputy commissioner K V Rajendra and Mangaluru city corporation commissioner Akshay Sridhar visited the spot.