Landfill fire
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landfill-fire-205-9792382
title:
Landfill fire
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A landfill fire occurs when waste disposed of in a landfill ignites and spreads. Two types of landfills fires are generally recognized – surface fires and deep-seated fires. Surface fires typically occur in underdeveloped countries that lack capacity to properly cover waste with inert daily and intermediate cover. Modern examples of such fires include the Deonar and Ghazipur Landfills in India, Cerro Patacon Landfill in Panama and the New Providence Landfill in the Bahamas. In landfills that do
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wiki
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encyclopedia
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Waste ignition
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landfill_fire
date created:
2007-10-14T03:19:24Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T12:32:47Z
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