GA-FIRE-WASTE PLANT

Fire at civic-run waste treatment plant in Goa; no casualty
    Panaji, Jan 13 (PTI) A fire broke out at a civic-run
waste treatment plant here in Goa on Monday early morning,
destroying several machines used to treat garbage, a fire
official said.
    No casualty was reported in the mishap, he said.
    The fire brigade got a call at 4.30 am about the blaze
at the waste treatment plant located near a bus stand on the
outskirts of Panaji city.
    "The earth moving machinery and some other machines
used to treat garbage at the plant were gutted in the blaze,"
the official said.
    Fire tenders were rushed to the spot and the blaze was
brought under control after about three hours, he said.
    The cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained, the
official added.
    The waste treatment plant is run by Corporation of the
City of Panaji. PTI RPS
GK GK

(This story has not been edited by THE WEEK and is auto-generated from PTI)