Mysuru, Feb. 23 -- Thick smoke emanating from the garbage heap, which was set on fire at Dasara Exhibition premises, created tension on Mysuru-Nanjangud Road, with motorists especially two-wheeler riders finding it difficult to navigate on the smoke-filled Road yesterday.

It is learnt that thermocol, plastics and other items that were used for decoration purpose in the recently held wedding of a Kannada actor and from the expo stalls, were dumped inside the compound of Dasara Exhibition Grounds close to M.G. Road and Mysuru-Nanjangud Road Junction.

At about 3 pm, fire was set to the garbage heap resulting thick black smoke emanating from it. As the fire increased, thick black smoke engulfed M.G. Road and Mysuru-Nanjangud Road forcing mo...