Firefighters and Department of Environmental Health personnel are monitoring an area at the George Town landfill where a small fire was discovered on Wednesday morning.
In a short statement to the Cayman Compass following queries, the DEH said at around 8:45am its staff “located smoke coming from a small area on the northern slope of the landfill”.
The Cayman Islands Fire Service was contacted via 911 and quickly attended the scene.
“The area was wet down and brought under control. Preliminary reports indicate that a small outboard motor was retrieved from the specific area as firefighters and DEH personnel continue to monitor the zone,” the statement said.
In previous years fires at the landfill had become the norm, however since remeditation works commenced at the site, incidents have dropped significantly.
However, Opposition MP Joey Hew, in whose George Town North constituency the landfill sits, has consistently called for action on the ReGen project as the risk for fires at the site remains high.
The negotiations on the financial close of the ReGen project, which will take control of the island’s waste management, are ongoing and it is expected that the final step in the deal will be finalised in early 2023.
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