Although the fire at the temporary garbage dump site in Nantou City, Nantou County has been brought under control, concerns have been raised as to whether the heavy smoke will affect the air quality.

(Photo by reporter Xie Jieyu)

[Reporter Xie Jieyu/Report from Nantou] Nantou City had a burning "garbage mountain" accident. As of 1:30 this afternoon, with the joint efforts of the city hall and Nantou County Fire Department for about 8 hours, the fire on the scene has been brought under control. Highlighting the problem of piles of garbage, Democratic Progressive Party county councilor-elect Shen Suzheng reminded Xu Shuhua, the former mayor of Nantou and the upcoming KMT county magistrate-elect, not to forget the promise to the county people, and to actively deal with the garbage problem.

At the temporary garbage dump site in Nantou City, at 5:30 this morning, after a fire was suspected to be caused by spontaneous combustion due to methane gas, the Nantou County Fire Department has successively dispatched 6 firefighting vehicles, 11 police officers, 5 volunteers, and 3 excavators. The fire line, and cooperate with the fire department to sprinkle water to cool down. At present, the fire on the scene has been brought under control. The Environmental Protection Bureau of the county government has also activated micro-sensors and other equipment to continuously monitor the air quality and remind the public to protect themselves.

Please read on...

Shen Suzheng pointed out that since the Caotun Garbage Mountain caught fire in 2020, there have been successive fires in Mingjian and Nantou Garbage Mountains. Today (3) the same situation happened again at the temporary garbage dump in Nantou City, but the Nantou County Government is still at a loss. It can neither solve the problem of garbage dumping, nor control the fires that may be caused by garbage dumping. It is no wonder that it has caused public grievances.

Shen Suzheng said that garbage disposal is a policy at the county government level, but so far the county’s garbage accumulation still reaches about 200,000 tons. "Government achievements, and did not forget to "hand over" the next county magistrate Xu Shuhua, including the problem of garbage dumping in Nantou County. I also expect Xu Shuhua to show courage, administrative efficiency and ability to solve problems. Regarding the garbage problem, don't blame others for the major issues that have affected the life, well-being and living rights of Nantou people.

When the Caotun garbage mountain fire happened two years ago, she was very concerned about the problem of garbage dumping in Nantou, and she also called on the county government many times not to just shirk responsibility. In this election, she was honored to be entrusted by the people of Nantou and Mingjian to be elected. As a county councilor, after being sworn in on the 25th of this month, she will have a comprehensive understanding of the garbage dumping problem in Nantou, supervise the county government's handling of the garbage dumping problem in Nantou, and fully speak out for the county people.

A fire at the temporary garbage dump in Nantou City, Nantou County.

(Photo by reporter Xie Jieyu)

A fire broke out at the temporary garbage dump in Nantou City, Nantou County, and thick smoke was emitted from the scene.

(Photo by reporter Xie Jieyu)