Topic: dump fire
Four firefighters left at landfill blaze site
Just four firefighters remain at the Cayman dump fire to carry of damping down operations on part of the site, government officials has said
Smoke cloud from burning landfill sparks health fears
Residents living in the path of the smoke plume from the burning dump have said they feared for their health
Areas hit by smoke from dump fire targeted for health checks
The government is to carry out health checks in areas affected by clouds of smoke billowing from Cayman's massive dump fire
Yet another fire at George Town landfill
Firefighters are at the scene of a fire that broke out Tuesday night at the George Town landfill.
‘Powder keg’: Landfill has spawned 50 fires in five years
There have been more than 50 fires at the George Town landfill and another 600,000 tons of waste added to the site since government announced in 2017 that a deal had been struck to fix the long-running issue.
Fire at George Town landfill
Cayman Islands Fire Service crews are currently battling a fire at the George Town landfill, Hazard Management Cayman Islands has confirmed.
Update: DEH takes over monitoring of ‘hot spots’ at landfill
The Cayman Islands Fire Service has turned over monitoring of the hotspots at the George Town landfill to the Department of Environmental Health, the latest update from Government Information Services stated Tuesday morning.
Fire at the GT landfill extinguished
Fire crews extinguished a flare-up at the George Town landfill this morning.
Heat spot detected near landfill fire site
The Cayman Islands Fire Service has said it will continue damping operations overnight at the George Town landfill after heat signatures were detected in a new area near the site of Wednesday's fire.
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UPDATE: Smoke rising again from dump
Fire Service and Department of Environmental Health crews are working to excavate and damp down the site of what they called a small fire at the George Town landfill Wednesday morning.
‘Apocalyptic fire’ leaves residents frustrated
For several Lakeside residents, the fear and drama sparked by the most recent landfill fire was nothing short of biblical proportions.
Winds carry dump smoke to South Sound
Smoke continued to emanate from the George Town landfill Thursday, eventually making its way to South Sound following a change in the prevailing winds.
Dump fires a decades-old problem
No need for Premier Alden McLaughlin to apologise for the landfill fires of this week.
It’s not his fault that the Cayman Islands government...
Dump fire continues to emit smoke
Cayman’s firefighters continued for a fourth day to grapple with fire at the George Town landfill, which made its way to the boundary line near the Esterley Tibbetts Highway on Wednesday morning.
Premier says sorry for landfill fires
Premier Alden McLaughlin has apologised for the landfill fires that Cayman’s firefighters and Department of Environmental Health crews have been battling for the last three days.
