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Hampton Downs landfill fire
Hampton Downs landfill fire
Fire and Emergency NZ is asking residents within 10km downwind of the fire at Hampton Downs Landfill to keep their doors and windows closed and to stay inside, to prevent breathing in smoke. The smoke may be toxic due to the range of household waste products burning at the site.
Rural residents within this area who use roof water should stop collecting it immediately and clean their roof before collecting water again.
Fire and Emergency was
alerted to the fire around 10am on Sunday 31 March. Three
helicopters are in attendance, along with four pumping
appliances and six tankers.
Daryl Trim, Area Commander,
says the fire is contained but may take several days to
extinguish
completely.
ENDS
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