Landfill fire reignites ‘Mount Trashmore’ concerns
George Town’s overflowing landfill suffered another fire this week, prompting air-quality warnings for nearby schoolchildren and reigniting calls for action over the Islands’ decades-long waste-management problem.
The blaze, believed to have been caused by a battery improperly discarded in household waste, broke out in the early hours of Thursday morning on the waste-disposal side facing the Esterley Tibbetts Highway. For a more complete summary of the story, please see the below link:
Published on: Mar 29, 2026 03:11 PM