URGENT NOTICE : DUMP SMOKING AGAIN

Close windows and doors if downwind from landfill fire for those with respiratory challenges

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – The Fire Department, is advising persons living downwind from the landfill fire, to close windows and doors, especially persons who have a respiratory challenge, and for persons who suffer from asthma, shortness of breath, or any other respiratory challenges.

The Fire Department is monitoring the situation at the landfill on Pond Island.  The company responsible for the management of the landfill is working diligently to extinguish the fire in coordination with the Fire Department.

Photo caption: Fire at the landfill on Pond Island on Thursday morning. (DCOMM Photo)