March 16, 2017
A worker in a protective mask at the dump fire.
Photo: Terrel W. Carey/Tribune Staff
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PAHO team says residents by landfill 'acutely affected' by fumes from fire
THE recent fires that plagued the Harrold Road landfill in early March of this year were a turning point for many residents on New Providence who suffered the shutdown of schools and public facilities, and in some cases, had to be evacuated from their homes.
Dump fire ‘80% out’ but smoke still rising
AS TOXIC smoke from the New Providence Landfill continued to blanket communities yesterday, Deputy Director of Environmental Services Thomasina Wilson said the fire, which has been burning for nearly two weeks, is 80 per cent extinguished.
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