Kochi struggles to breathe amid toxic smoke: What led to Brahmapuram plant fireThough the week-long fire at the 110-acre waste plant in the port city of Kerala was brought under control on Sunday, the town continues to remain engulfed in toxic smoke as the air quality index remained more than 300 PM 2.5 in the days following the massive fire. Nearly a week after the massive fire at the Brahmapuram waste plant in Kerala’s Kochi, the city remains engulfed in toxic smoke as locals await a return to a life of normalcy in the coastal town. Though the week-long fire in the waste dump yard, sparked on March 2 was controlled on Sunday, the town residents see no relief in sight as the cases of breathlessness and discomfort has increased due to the smoke emanating from the fire spread over a 30km radius.

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