#NEWSBULLETIN SWMCOL News Bulletin - Beetham Fires The Trinidad and Tobago Solid Waste Management Company Limited (SWMCOL) hereby advises the national community regarding the fires at the Beetham Landfill that are currently affecting the visibility on the Beetham Highway and producing smoke contamination extending to our capital city and environs. SWMCOL is working assiduously with the Trinidad and Tobago Fire Services to bring the fires under control and in this regard is receiving valuable support from the Disaster Management Unit of the San Juan/Laventille Regional Corporation, the Environmental Management Unit (EMA) and the ODPM. This multi-agency group has initiated plans to conduct air quality testing and an assessment of the health impact. The Ministry of National Security has also intensified its security operations in the area to ensure that the public is not affected in accessing the Beetham Highway and the Priority Bus Route. These fires are unplanned and started on Sunday 26th January 2014 after a shooting incident in the vicinity of the landfill involving the Police and a Beetham resident. The fires are now burning at more than twelve separate locations on the landfill, making it extremely difficult to manage and control. SWMCOL apologises to the national community for the inconvenience and adverse consequences of these fires. Furthermore, SWMCOL is appealing to the many users of the Beetham Landfill to divert to our two other landfill sites at Forres Park and Guanapo in order to assist us in bringing the situation under control in the shortest possible time. For further information please contact SWMCOL Communications Department on 625-6678 Ext 303.
Posted on: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 17:50:26 +0000