Thick smoke enveloped Bellandur lake after a fire broke out when garbage strewn around it was set ablaze.

The incident triggered panic among motorists on the busy Sarjapur main road.

The fire was doused in half an hour. The area, for a while, was enveloped by huge clouds of smoke, said a fire department official.

Firemen were also left confused on how to put off a ‘fire in the water.'

Residents hit out at the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) officials for their 'lackadaisical' attitude to stop dumping of garbage.