HOUSEHOLDERS are being urged not to burn rubbish or other debris around their homes.
Speaking after smoke from an early morning rubbish fire in the nearby district of Farm Tenantry, St Peter, prevented classes from starting at the Alexandra School yesterday, Acting Chief Fire Officer Errol Maynard told the WEEKEND NATION that the practice was one that he and the members of the Fire Service would like to douse.
“At this time of the year, although a little bit of rain fell, there is a lot of grass and it is getting dry and because of the type of underlying grass you will find a situation where the fire will easily get out of control.
“From an environmental perspective the smoke will affect children, asthmatics, the elderly and people with respiratory problems so we advise people not to burn and if they have rubbish that might have to be burnt they can contact the Fire Service for assistance. We can determine whether or not it best to burn it or not or if it is feasible to burn the particular thing or not,” Maynard said. (Green Bananas Media)
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