The Tribune

By NATARIO McKENZIE

Tribune Business Reporter

nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net

Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) companies based on Gladstone Road yesterday said they were keeping a “very close eye” on the fire at the New Providence landfill, with one shutting its doors and another adding: “We’re very concerned”.

Charles Moss, a manager at Moss Gas, said the company was open for business but was very concerned about the landfill fire.

“We are very concerned about the fire because we’re right in the back of the dump, south of where Phil’s used to be,” he said. “We’re monitoring that because we have all the tanks and stuff with gas in the back.

“The smoke isn’t really affecting us directly because it’s breaking more to the south, but we’re keeping an eye on it. We have to keep a close eye on it especially dealing with propane.”

Another company, Caribbean Gas, said it had shut down yesterday as a result of the smoke coming from the landfill. “We closed down the office because of the fire,” Tribune Business was told by an employee, claiming to have answered an emergency line.

Bahamas Food Services general manager, Don Carnine, told Tribune Business that due to the direction of the winds, the Gladstone Road-based company’s operations had not been adversely impacted.

“The wind luckily is bowing towards the south. Unless the wind shifts we haven’t been adversely affected by the smoke at all,” said Mr Carnine.

Residents of the nearby Jubilee Gardens community were forced to evacuate their homes Sunday after the massive fire at the New Providence landfill blanketed the community in thick, black, hazardous smoke.

An evacuation order for Jubilee Gardens remained in effect yesterday as most of the area was still covered in smoke.