Rescuers second day extinguish a fire in the territory of the Poltava city landfill of municipal solid waste in the village Makukhovka. It is reported by the press service of the State Emergency Service (SSES) of Ukraine on February 6.

The message about the fire arrived on February 5 at 14:50 Moscow time.
The firefighters who arrived on the call, found that burning garbage on an area of ​​70 square meters. The fire was localized at 17:25 Moscow time. At that time, the fire was eliminated by 20 square meters. m

“On February 6, firefighters continued to extinguish the fire. Six people of the 4th State Fire and Rescue Unit and 2 units of equipment were involved in the fire fighting. The cause of the fire is being established, ”the agency’s website says.

And the fire at the dump in Makukhovka is not the first time. So, at the end of January 2018, rescuers extinguished the fire that started there for more than two days, and in March the fire again covered 200 square meters. m landfill.

The problem of debris rose sharply in Ukraine after the fire that broke out on May 30, 2016 at the Gribovichsky dump in the Lviv region. Rescuers who arrived at his fire were victims of a landslide of garbage. Three people died, the body of another one was never found.

In 2017, in the city of Zhovkva in the Lviv region, the liquidators of this fire erected a monument.