To avoid any eventuality, TANGEDCO Executive engineer Balan suspended electricity in Nanjiyampalayam and Sungam areas to prevent the fire from spreading to nearby transformers and electric poles and due to this, power supply to five villages have been affected.
Tirupur: A massive fire broke out at a 10-acre Municipal landfill in Dharapuram in Tirupur district due to which the surrounding villages were affected.
As a result, over 2,000 families living in Moyyanampadugai, Kuppichipalayam, Seerampalayam, Veerachi Mangalam, Thulasi Mettukalam, Sungam and other areas suffered from suffocation.
People from the Sungam area informed the fire station who rushed to the spot with fire tenders.
More than 10 firefighters, led by station officer Jayachandran, and battled to douse the flames.
To avoid any eventuality, TANGEDCO executive engineer Balan suspended electricity in Nanjiyampalayam and Sungam areas to prevent the fire from spreading to nearby transformers and electric poles and due to this, power supply to five villages have been affected.
According to one of the residents Sivakumar, a farmer in the area
“The Dharapuram municipality landfill has suffered recurrent fires and it happens twice a year. The fire not only burns for two days in a row but also blankets the area with black smoke for three days even after it is extinguishedâ€.
“Due to this cows and chickens die and vegetable crops are completely burnt. There is a problem in the ovulation of the goats and the cows. So the garbage dump in the Sungam area should be shifted to another areaâ€, he said†he said.
As a result, over 2,000 families living in Moyyanampadugai, Kuppichipalayam, Seerampalayam, Veerachi Mangalam, Thulasi Mettukalam, Sungam and other areas suffered from suffocation.
People from the Sungam area informed the fire station who rushed to the spot with fire tenders.
More than 10 firefighters, led by station officer Jayachandran, and battled to douse the flames.
To avoid any eventuality, TANGEDCO executive engineer Balan suspended electricity in Nanjiyampalayam and Sungam areas to prevent the fire from spreading to nearby transformers and electric poles and due to this, power supply to five villages have been affected.
According to one of the residents Sivakumar, a farmer in the area
“The Dharapuram municipality landfill has suffered recurrent fires and it happens twice a year. The fire not only burns for two days in a row but also blankets the area with black smoke for three days even after it is extinguishedâ€.
“Due to this cows and chickens die and vegetable crops are completely burnt. There is a problem in the ovulation of the goats and the cows. So the garbage dump in the Sungam area should be shifted to another areaâ€, he said†he said.