Claim
Photo shows massive fire erupted in Amritsar after an attack by the Pakistan army.
The post can be seen here.
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Fact
A Google Lens search on the viral image led us to a report Associated Press, dated April 27, 2022, published on SCMP website. Carrying the viral image, it stated, “Acrid smoke hung over New Delhi for a second day on Wednesday after a massive landfill caught fire during a scorching heatwave, forcing informal waste workers to endure hazardous conditions.”
The viral photo was captioned, “Firefighters battle to control flames at a New Delhi landfill site”, and was credited to AFP.
Carrying a slightly different version of the same photo, a report by Outlook, dated April 27, 2022, detailed a fire that broke out at Bhalswa landfill site in north Delhi. Adding that efforts were underway to douse the blaze, and five fire tenders were at the site.
A photo essay by Financial Express on the April 2022 fire at the Bhalswa landfill in Delhi also featured a variant of the viral image.
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Hence, an old photo from Delhi has been falsely shared to claim that a fire erupted in Amritsar following an attack by the Pakistan Army.
Sources
Report Published By SCMP, Dated April 27, 2022
Report By Outlook, Dated April 27, 2022
Report By Financial Express, Dated April 27, 2022
