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ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) — When the Environmental Landfill Inc. caught fire in Moody back in November, neighbors had no idea it would continue to burn for more than two months. It’s forced some people out of their homes and caused a number of health-related issues.
“Within a week we started getting smoke inhalation symptoms,” said Frank Reade, who lives directly across the street from the landfill. “Headache, fatigue, cough, chest pains.”
Symptoms like those have been a common theme for neighbors close to the landfill, who were demanding action for weeks before anything was done.
“This was the first time that we’ve seen this type of a fire,” Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) Director Lance LeFleur told CBS 42 back on Jan. 18. That same day, LeFleur announced the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)…
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