CHENNAI: An illegal dump yard along the Cooum River beneath the Maduravoyal flyover caught fire on Saturday, causing severe pollution in surrounding areas localities such as Mogappair West.
The fire raged till evening and subsided after a spell of rain. The toxic fumes were also damaging overhead electric lines, said residents, adding that the mounds of waste along the river bunds is regularly dumped by encroachers nearby as well as by staff of panchayats from nearby villages..
