A fire consumes this Tuesday the largest landfill in Panamalocated on Cerro Patacón, on the outskirts of the capital, while firefighters try to extinguish the flames.
The fire broke out on Monday afternoon and spread during the early hours of the morning, unable to be extinguished by the fire brigade. But the most worrisome is the column of smokewhich was visible from various points in the Panamanian capital.
“The breeze is changeable, in the same way the smoke will spread. Yes, it is highly toxic, but because of the smoke we can do absolutely nothing”, said the second lieutenant of firefighters Eduardo Escobar to the Telemetro channel. fire extinguishing “it can take about a week”accurate.
According to the Panama Hydrological Meteorological Institute, more pollution is being generated in Panama City. The parts of Arraiján-San Miguelito district-Panama City-Panama Bay are under notice.
The Urbalia company reported that it is preliminarily known that the fire in Cerro Patacón started simultaneously at 3 different points.
“Among the various hypotheses that must be investigated is the presence of criminal hands,” the company said. #TReport pic.twitter.com/mbrQKHywKA
– Telemetro Reporta (@TReporta) February 14, 2023
More than half of the garbage from the entire country arrives at this open-air dump. It was opened in 1986 and since 2008 it has been operated by a private company under concession. (YO)
Source: Eluniverso
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