The fire at the vehicle recycling plant at the George Town landfill has been fully extinguished, according to the Fire Service.
A press release issued via the Government Information Service stated that full control of the site was handed back to the plant’s operator, Island Recycling, on Tuesday morning, “with appropriate monitoring control measures in place to ensure a very quick response should any signs of fire be noted”.
The Fire Service is continuing to monitor the recycling plant “as a precaution”.
As of Wednesday afternoon, CCTV footage from the site showed no sign of any smoke.
Controlled burn scheduled
The department is also advising that a controlled burn will take place at the site on Friday, as part of a two-day joint waste management training course between the Fire Service and the Department of Environmental Health.
“Residents and businesses are advised that this well-managed small burn with controlled and segregated material may cause a small amount of smoke to be visible from the site. This will be closely managed by CIFS and DEH colleagues who will be on site undertaking this essential training,” the press release stated.
The training course was organised last year, long before Friday’s fire at the site, which sent large plumes of black smoke across George Town, the Fire Service said.
It will be delivered by waste management sector expert Tony Sperling and aims “to improve both waste management operational practices and fire fighting tactics in the event of an incident at the landfill or vehicle recycling plant”, the release stated.
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