Fire breaks out in waste management plant in Kozhikode; blaze brought under control

A fire broke out in a waste management centre located in an industrial area in this north Kerala district on Sunday morning and the blaze was brought under control only by evening, fire and rescue services said.

The fire broke out around 9.30 am and necessitated the deployment of 10 fire units, including a water bowser, to control the blaze.

An officer of Kozhikode beach fire station said, in the evening, that the fire was under control and now the firefighters were trying to remove the smoke by turning over the garbage.

The officer also said that no one was injured in the incident.

The cause of the fire is not yet known, he added.

CPI(M) MLA Kozhikode North constituency Thottathil Raveendran said it was fortunate it was not a residential area and therefore, no one had to be evacuated from the area.