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Heavy Smoke Emanating From Anguilla Landfill Forces Closure; Some Port Authority Employees Sent Home For The Day

ST. CROIX -- Steady, large plumes of smoke from a Sunday morning fire at the Anguilla Landfill, forced the closure of the facility on Monday, the Waste Management Authority (W.M.A.) said in a release. Yesterday, the authority said the mulch fire ignited at 3:00 a.m. Sunday, and that W.M.A. and Virgin Islands Fire Service personnel had been working to quench it. Today, the authority said the work was continuing. The smoke has been pushing west, and has been affecting the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport. One employee of the airport told The Consortium early Monday that the smoke's smell was affecting workers' performance, but airport officials said operations would continue. Damian Cartwright, Virgin Islands Port Authority (V.I.P.A.) executive director, told The Consortium today that the airport's fire department was monitoring the smoke, however airport operations would not be affected. Mr. Cartwright said wind directions change often and suggested that V.I.P.A. officials were h...