The fire that occurred in the landfill in Chania in the area of ​​Akrotiri. The firefighters have been reinforced by municipal aquifers, and a giant attempt is made through dirt cover to set flames. The fuel load is of an incalculable quantity given the volumes of waste in the landfill area a short distance from the DEDISA plant.

The Mayor of Chania, Panagiotis Simandirakisregarding the ongoing fire in the Akrotiri Landfill of Landfill, he said, among other things:

“From the first moment, powerful firefighting forces, DEDISA’s employees and project machinery are fighting a big battle, which is expected to take many more hours. Our primary concern was not to endanger any worker, to prevent the fire from expanding and to ensure that the garbage collection continues as smoothly as possible. As we will have a clearer picture in the coming hours, we ask for the understanding and cooperation of the citizens to limit, as much as they can, to reject trash in the bins.

With your help and collective effort, we are sure we will overcome this test quickly and effectively.

Chania is and will remain one of the purest municipalities in the country. Our employees, along with the cooperation of the citizens, secure it daily.

A big thank you for supporting all of you. “

According to RES-EIA information by the Civil Protection Vice-Governor George Tsapakos At 3.40am Friday morning, the fire continues to burn, the main extinguishing task refers to the landfill on the landfill and in the second year or whenever necessary there is intervention by the Fire Brigade forces with water throws.

As Mr Tsapakos pointed out, this fire may even burn for days, and there is no problem with tobacco and toxicity due to the wind in the area.