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.
The lake has generated more than a water body's fair share of headlines
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 government have deputed experts to develop plans for cleansing the lake.
