Fire breaks out @ Pockwood Pond landfill
According to reports reaching our newsroom, a loud explosion was heard before residents in the Pockwood Pond area noticed the fire had started.
Affected persons then took to social media to highlight their plight.
Up to midnight the fire was still raging.
Fires at the Pockwood Pond landfill have been frequent since the incinerator at the same location was damaged due to a fire on November 26, 2018.
‘Vexing & complex situation’
In a statement during the Seventh Sitting of the First Session of the Fourth House of Assembly of the Virgin Islands on October 17, 2019, Minister for Health and Social Development, Honourable Carvin Malone shied away from giving a timeline for the repairs at the incinerator to be completed.
According to Hon Malone, works related to the incinerator repairs “are currently in progress.”
The Minister called the situation a “vexing and complex situation” that has understandably sparked health and environmental concerns, particularly among the residents of surrounding communities.
Hon Malone added that additional human and financial resources were deployed to reduce the risk of spontaneous combustion at the Pockwood Pond dumpsite and relieve the effects of smoke for residents since the incinerator was damaged.
“This Government will not rest until the fundamental issues affecting the operation of the Incinerator Plant, and the unsustainable waste management practices that contribute to those problems, are addressed at the source,” Hon Malone declared.
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23 Responses to “Fire breaks out @ Pockwood Pond landfill”
The sad part is people will die because of this .
Will the sanctioned Pyromaniac kindly blow the whistle.
A handsome reward awaits you.
Undoubtedly, incinerating has some advantages over landfilling. Due to scarcity of land, landfilling is only a short term solution; incinerating is a better waste management option. Another benefit of incinerating is that the energy produce can be used to generate electricity. An adverse impact of incineration is environmental pollution. Incinerator must be operated to limit pollutants to permissible exposure limits.
Looking forward, the Ministry of Health and residents must take actions to reduce the quantity of waste generated by a growing population. Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. Recycling, though it may/may not be highly profitable operation, must be a vital part of waste management. It reduces the volume of waste needed to be processed, reducing overall waste management cost.
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