A second fire at a landfill in Birobidzhan was eliminated

Rescuers extinguished a multi-day fire at a landfill in Birobidzhan. During the entire time of the fire, experts did not record an excess of the maximum permissible concentration of harmful combustion products in any of the nearby points. Gorenje

The situation at the MSW landfill was considered at an extraordinary meeting of the regional commission for emergency prevention and response under the leadership of Acting Deputy Chairman of the Government of the EAO Sergey Bychkov.

On Wednesday, July 2, patrol groups of the Ministry of Emergency Situations in the autonomous region will monitor the situation in the area of the landfill. Drones will be used for the work. The regional MSW management operator cleans container sites. Additional resources have been attracted, and the number of flights has been increased 1.5 times.

All forces are involved to ensure that the landfill returns to normal operation as soon as possible. Heavy equipment working at the site was attracted with the assistance of relevant departments of the regional government. Additional access roads for garbage trucks to waste storage sites are being built.

A second fire at a solid waste storage site was recorded on the morning of June 28. A regional-level high-alert mode has been introduced. It turned out that the owner of the landfill had committed serious violations during the operation of the facility. Administrative punishment is imposed for non-compliance with fire safety standards, IA EAOmedia writes.

Earlier, on June 26, it was reported that the elimination of open burning on an area of 1 thousand square meters. m at the landfill of solid waste in the Gorenje took 31 hours. There were no serviceable water sources near the scene of the accident. To eliminate the fire, I had to drive 2.7 km to an open reservoir. Tanker trucks refueled there.