LC landfill fires put out but crews still at GT dump

| 18/12/2021 | 4 Comments
DEH staff work on a hot spot at the George Town dump (file photo)

(CNS): The Cayman Islands Fire Service was called to several blazes at the Little Cayman landfill last week, officials have now revealed. Police and fire officers, along with staff from the Department of Environmental Health (DEH), went to the scene at around 10:40 on Wednesday night where they were faced with three fires in separate areas, which were about 30-50 feet in length and 30 feet in width.

Although officials said the fires were extinguished, they said that firefighters and DEH staff will remain to monitor the landfill over the weekend.

Meanwhile, CIFS crews are still at the George Town Landfill and expect damping operations to continue into next week. A release from CIFS said the next steps will be decided following an assessment of the situation.


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  1. Anonymous says:

    It is actually funny. Fully vaccinated Cayman population is terrified of COVID, the infection that might (might not) put one out of “commission” for a week or two and is absolutely indifferent to Cancer causing toxic Dump and its fires.

    Cancer treatments is hell and take years and the best outcome is “5 years survival” after chemo, radiation and surgery. It spares no one – fetuses, newborns, young and old.

    Creator’s “The Human brain project” hasn’t lived up to its promise.

    • Anonymous says:

      The interesting thing is many viruses cause cancer. It is an indisputable fact supported by real science that reactivated cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) cause many types of cancers.

      Still, no awareness, to testing, no treatments, no research to find treatments, no research to create vaccines. Doctors simply ignore these viruses saying everyone is infected. Correct, but it is reactivated viruses that are the cause of many cancers and chronic diseases. Fortunately today we can test for these viruses to see if they are dormant, the infection was recent or they are reactivated. But that is where it stops- you are on your own.

      Why nobody demands more research, treatments and vaccines?

      If you read this article, you will notice that no officially approved treatments exist at this time. Can EBV Come Back? https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/can-ebv-come-back

      EBV is linked to Hodgkin lymphoma , Burkitt lymphoma (a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma) and nasopharyngeal cancers. https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/causes-of-cancer/infections-eg-hpv-and-cancer/does-ebv-cause-cancer

      More Evidence of Connection Between Epstein-Barr Virus and MS https://www.nationalmssociety.org/About-the-Society/News/More-Evidence-of-Connection-Between%C2%A0Epstein-Barr-V

      In the US, MS will get 131M research money in 2022, 460M on influenza, 1,491M on Coronaviruses (2,477M in 2021‼️), yet, EBV and Citamegalovirus are not listed. https://report.nih.gov/funding/categorical-spending#/

    • Anonymous says:

      As far as these are concerned, alcohol abuse creates myriad long-term health problems. Why is no one up in arms about it? The answer might be found in the mentality that created such a heavy backlash against the decision to close bars at midnight.

      Lots of things need to happen to curb this crisis, including:
      1. Proper education in the schools.
      2. Parents not drinking or keeping alcohol in the house. Yes, children do know what’s going on.
      3. Heavy fines ($500-plus) imposed when someone is convicted of an alcohol-related car wreck.
      4. Reaching out to the National Drug Council for assistance. It is a top-notch organization, and it’s staff is committed to doing what it can to create healthier, alcohol- and drug-free people.

  2. Anonymous says:

    WorldClass embarrassment.

    Typical Cayman mismanagement

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