A fire broke out at a remote landfill on Olcott Street in Manchester around 5 a.m. Friday, according to the Manchester Fire Department.
Fire officials described it as a “moderate-sized fire at the top of the landfill stack,” in a Facebook post Friday. Fire Chief Daniel French said debris from the landfill was on fire.
Firefighters requested an additional water tanker from the Glastonbury Fire Department and the effort required about 6,000 gallons of water before Public Works arrived with equipment to turn and rebury the material.
Landfill fires happen from time to time, French said, describing this one as “not that bad.”
“We end up working with Public Works, they bring heavy equipment, they move, they roll up some of the stuff so we can get to it with water,” French said. “Sometimes it’s fast, but most of the time it’s not, because it’s deep and hard to reach.”
The fire is now under control, he said. There were no injuries or environmental hazards from the fire.
French said they have not determined a specific cause. Landfills are built to speed decomposition, which can create heat and sometimes catch fire, he said.
