Video. An impressive fire destroyed 3,000 m² of unsorted waste at the Ecopôle Colibri, causing risks of toxic fumes.

Flames devouring a vast area of ​​unsorted waste. This is the scene that emergency services had to face this Thursday evening at the Ecopôle Colibri, a waste management site located on the former landfill of the Community of Communes of Western Guyana (CCOG). This site, which includes the Colibri recycling center, the ISDND (Non-Hazardous Waste Storage Facility) and the Citéo sorting center, required a rapid and large-scale intervention.

In total, 23 firefighters, including reinforcements from the Mana rescue center, were mobilized to contain the fire, which was complex due to the heterogeneous nature of the materials, often from illegal dumps, and conducive to igniting. The flames affected an area of ​​3,000 m² and released potentially toxic smoke, prompting the authorities to recommend confinement to nearby residents, particularly those residing in the direction of the Paul Isnard road.

Sophie Charles, president of the CCOG, went to the site to coordinate the efforts of her teams with the emergency services. It was only very late in the night, around 1:30 a.m., that the firefighters managed to stop the spread of the flames and avert any danger for the rest of the site. The system put in place made it possible to reduce smoke and stabilize the situation to protect local residents.

The intense heat of recent days probably contributed to the outbreak of this fire in a sensitive area

explained Sophie Charles, who was worried about the health consequences for local residents. She stressed the importance of the combined efforts of firefighters, security forces and landfill staff to secure the site and protect the local population.