At present, 25-30 metric tonnes of garbage are dumped at the landfill site every day. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A fire was raging for several hours on Sunday on the four-acre open landfill site, which belongs to Gudiyatham municipality, at Erthangal village near Gudiyatham town in Vellore. The police said that a few residents spotted a fire in a portion of the dump yard on Friday evening. Immediately, they alerted Gudiyatham Town police, municipal officials, and fire fighters. The team was able to douse the fire at the site. Published – April 26, 2026 11:53 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Police warn vehicle owners on underage driving Palacode, Veerapandi and Kulithalai frontrunners in voter turnout since 2011