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Al-Ayoubi warns of emissions from the former waste dump in Tripoli: The city is preparing for an explosion that will outweigh Beirut in repercussions.
The head of the Environment and Energy Committee of the Tripoli municipality, Eng. Muhammad Nur al-Ayoubi, warned of “the consequences of excessive negligence in the treatment of gas emissions from the city’s former waste dump.” In the Federation of Al-Faiha Municipalities to carry out their duties to ensure the safety of citizens and prevent a disaster, God forbid.
He added that “His Excellency the Governor of the North, Judge Ramzi Nahra, had previously issued a referral to the municipality of Tripoli, expressing his fear for the reality of the old garbage dump, requesting a security guard from the municipal police until it was rehabilitated by the Council of Development and Reconstruction “. The Union of Engineers entrusted a committee of experts to inspect the site and determine the degree of danger of the landfill in its vicinity, in the interest of the safety of citizens and to reduce the tension on them. “The old landfill, to accelerate the ventilation of the gas resulting from the decomposition of organic waste. However, all these exchanges will not prevent disaster, but some of them accelerate its occurrence, God forbid ”.
He saw that “the real danger of a great fire covering Tripoli and many neighboring areas, followed by a huge explosion greater than the one that affected the capital Beirut, all its elements are present and increased and accelerated with the drilling of the three wells of These wells doubled the amount of gas spread on the surface of the old landfill, where there is dry grass that burns From any sparks caught from cigarette butts or from the reflection of strong sunlight from glass, cans, cans of drinks or any direct sabotage, God forbid. Also, at the bottom of the landfill there are thousands of used car tires and other combustible waste that are inside the sorting plant that is run by AMB, and will inevitably lead to a fire forest that will cover the skies of Tripoli and the surrounding areas “.
He believed that “the sequence of these accidents, if they occurred, would increase the surface temperature of the landfill and cause a massive explosion, and we do not know the extent of their severity and the impact of their consequences on Tripoli, the port and its surroundings.”
He continued: “Whoever inspects the old landfill makes sure, at first glance, how all the elements of the occurrence of fire and explosion are ready in one place.
Prevent the entry of unauthorized persons to the old landfill.
Smoking is prohibited inside the old landfill.
Remove the grass from the surface of the landfill at maximum speed, especially on the side near the gas nozzles and near the sorting plant.
– Remove all tires and flammable materials from the yard of the screening plant as soon as possible.
– Install cameras in the vicinity of the old landfill and engage with the leadership of the Al-Fayhaa Municipal Union and the Fire Brigade to continue monitoring.
Reconsider the viability of gas wells with a specialized company.
Al-Ayoubi concluded: “May God protect Tripoli, its land and its people.”
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