{"id":344566,"date":"2025-07-10T07:30:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T11:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=344566"},"modified":"2025-07-09T19:44:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T23:44:56","slug":"comprehensive-investigations-to-be-pursued-following-fond-cole-landfill-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/homepage-carousel\/comprehensive-investigations-to-be-pursued-following-fond-cole-landfill-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Comprehensive investigations to be pursued following Fond Cole Landfill fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_344567\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-344567\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-344567\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Minister-for-National-Security-Rayburn-Blackmoore-addressing-recent-press-conference--642x368.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Minister-for-National-Security-Rayburn-Blackmoore-addressing-recent-press-conference--642x368.jpg 642w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Minister-for-National-Security-Rayburn-Blackmoore-addressing-recent-press-conference--300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Minister-for-National-Security-Rayburn-Blackmoore-addressing-recent-press-conference--768x441.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Minister-for-National-Security-Rayburn-Blackmoore-addressing-recent-press-conference--640x367.jpg 640w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Minister-for-National-Security-Rayburn-Blackmoore-addressing-recent-press-conference-.jpg 976w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-344567\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minister for National Security Rayburn Blackmoore addressing recent press conference<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A comprehensive investigation from both the fire department and the police is to be pursued following a fire which occurred at the Fond Cole Landfill last week.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Minister for National Security and Legal Affairs, Rayburn Blackmoore made the disclosure while addressing a press conference recently.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe matter is currently being investigated by the police and to look at the root cause of that fire. I don&#8217;t want to point any fingers, but anytime we have a fire, as a former investigator myself, we&#8217;re treating it as a potential arson,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSo a comprehensive investigation from both the fire department and the police [is] to be pursued.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_344040\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-344040\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-344040\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Fire-at-Fond-Cole-Landfill-2-e1751895849422-642x331.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Fire-at-Fond-Cole-Landfill-2-e1751895849422-642x331.jpg 642w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Fire-at-Fond-Cole-Landfill-2-e1751895849422-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Fire-at-Fond-Cole-Landfill-2-e1751895849422-768x396.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Fire-at-Fond-Cole-Landfill-2-e1751895849422-1536x792.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Fire-at-Fond-Cole-Landfill-2-e1751895849422-640x330.jpg 640w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Fire-at-Fond-Cole-Landfill-2-e1751895849422.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-344040\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Smoke from Fond Cole Landfill fire, June 30<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blackmoore said it would have been impossible to have contained the fire without the support of the Chinese construction team working on the international airport, partnered with the Ministry of Public Works, among other individuals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, he commended the Superintendent of the Dominica State Prison who he said was very proactive in ensuring that the inmates who were asthmatic were nebulized early enough, and they were held in a recreational facility for their comfort.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Acting Chief Fire Officer Wayne Letang pointed out compared to past fires at the landfill, \u201cThis one had the quickest knockdown time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWithin 24 hours, we had a serious knockdown and the mopping up procedures started,\u201d he reiterated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He thanked the fire officers who fought tirelessly from Monday afternoon (June 30) at the site.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis operation saw the involvement of 42 fire officers from the Roseau and St Joseph Fire Station with assistance from staff at the other stations,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Letang said the fire service will continue in its efforts to protect the residents and assist in bringing relief during any such incidents.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Dominica Solid Waste Management Corporation (DSWMC) Rhoda St John, in a statement last week, advised the general public that the Fond Cole Landfill will not be accepting tires, metals, and white goods until August 2025.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">White goods generally refer to large household appliances such as refrigerators, washing machines, dryers, stoves, ovens, dishwashers, air conditioners, and water heaters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A comprehensive investigation from both the fire department and the police is to be pursued following a fire which occurred at the Fond Cole Landfill last week. 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