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Garbage Dump Fire Rages in Riverton

3/14/2015

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Watch this video of a drone taking off over the Riverton Meadows community, which is right alongside the Kingston Landfill. The landfill has caught fire this past week and is burning out of control. See the article written by the Jamaican Observer below. 
Smoke from Riverton fire causes havoc in Corporate Area, St CatherineBY KIMMO MATTHEWS Observer staff reporter matthewsk@jamaicaobserver.com


Saturday, March 14, 2015 

MORE that 50 schools in the Corporate Area and St Catherine were yesterday forced to close as smog emanating from the fire at the Riverton City dump intensified.

Smoke from the fire, which started late Wednesday, also forced the closure of several businesses while several people, including dozens of children who suffered respiratory problems, had to be taken to hospitals and health centres for treatment.



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