Ghazipur fire: Locals grapple with breathing issues, eye & throat irritation

Plumes of thick dark smoke continued to rise from the Ghazipur landfill site in the national capital on Monday hours after a major fire broke out there last eveningSeveral residents living close to the landfill complained about breathing difficulties and irritation in the eyes and throatA Delhi Fire Services official said that after receiving a call regarding the blaze at 6 pm yesterday 10 fire tenders were pressed into putting out the fireMeanwhile Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh who is in Maharashtra today when asked by reporters on the landfill fire said All the MCD officials are working on it The Fire Department has also been working The fire will be brought under control soonAn officegoing commuter said When I woke up today the area was not clearly visible I was not able to breathe properly I was coughing continuously I was having irritation in my eyes Irritation in my throat The government is not doing anythingExpressing concern for children he said Now tell me where do we go We have our homes here We have kids and they will fall sick What will be their future This has become an everyday drama If you would have visited at night you would have witnessed a lot of smoke in the areaAnother local commuter Aakash Kumar said that the biggest problem they are facing is the breathing issue We face a lot of problems while going to work The fire caused a lot of problems here The elderly citizens are facing problems in travelling due to the breathing issue This problem is not being resolved The biggest problem we are facing is breathing he saidA schoolgirl from the area said We were having irritation in the throat and we were coughing due to smoke This fire caused pollution Even our house was filled with smoke Everyone is suffering from thisAnother local highlighting several health problems said We have been facing this problem since the 1990s We are dealing with diabetes BP thyroid and irritation in the eyes Even small children are suffering due to it We are having irritation in the eyes We are not able to go out No one is paying attention to our problems be it the Delhi government or the central governmentNazra a local resident spoke about feeling discomfort due to the smoke and pollution I live here and the smoke is causing discomfort to the eyesWe are also having difficulties in breathing The entire colony is disturbed Last time when the landfill caught fire there were casualties she saidAnother local resident demanded the government to resolve the issue and spoke about breathing difficulties We are facing difficulties in breathing due to the smoke caused by the fire We are unable to talk due to pollutionThe fire has been continuing since yesterday morning The administration has not done anythingWe want the government to solve the issueDelhi Fire Service SO Naresh Kumar said that the fire was caused by the gas produced in the landfillThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever