Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): A massive fire broke out on Sunday evening at a cow dung-based biogas plant behind the waste transfer station in Shahjahani Park, Bhopal.

The blaze, which started around 5 pm, quickly engulfed the dry bushes and waste material behind the plant’s boundary wall, sending thick black smoke billowing across the sky, visible from as far as 8 kilometres away.

Officials confirmed that the biogas plant, which comes under the Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC), has been non-operational for several years.

According to eyewitnesses, the fire brigade was informed immediately after the fire was spotted, but the fire tenders arrived nearly 30 minutes later. The delay was caused by barricades and traffic jams on several roads due to an event at the Lal Parade Ground, forcing t

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