A massive fire broke out at a waste dumping yard at Kubanur at Ichilangode village in Manjeswaram taluk in Kasaragod district of Kerala past midnight on February 13 (Tuesday).
Firefighters from Kasaragod, Uppala, Kanhangad and Trikaripur reached and doused the fire by 4 a.m.
Waste collected from various places in Mangalpadi panchayat is transported to the dumping yard at Kubanur for disposal. The dumping yard was opened 17 years ago.