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Bengaluru Lake On Fire: 5 Shocking Pics

The flames erupted at 4 pm on Thursday at the Bellandur Lake in Bengaluru. The lake caught fire after being overrun with toxic froth and smoke, courtesy the chemicals and debris dumped nearby.

  • It took firemen hours to extinguish the flames that erupted.
    It took firemen hours to extinguish the flames that erupted.
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  • The lake has generated more than a water body's fair share of headlines
    The lake has generated more than a water body's fair share of headlines
  • The size of the fire yesterday stumped even experts
    The size of the fire yesterday stumped even experts
  • The fire, it is now believed, began in the clumps of dry hyacinth and weed around the lake
    The fire, it is now believed, began in the clumps of dry hyacinth and weed around the lake
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  • The government have deputed experts to develop plans for cleansing the lake.
    The government have deputed experts to develop plans for cleansing the lake.
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