Officials Have Suspected The Fire That Erupted In Meethotamulle Garbage Mount May Be Due To An Increasing Levels Of Methane Gas In Air

Officials have suspected that the sudden fire that erupted in a part of a Meethotamulle Garbage Mount yesterday (01)may be due to  the rising levels of Methane Gas in the air of the area .

As the Garbage Mount is there in Meethotamulle area since long time ,The Methane Gas in the air has been  increased and currently on the increase  according to the Japanese Experts who had carried out a research on the Garbage Mount after the  Collapsing of a part of the Mount in   last April.The Experts have clearly stated on that in their report which was handed over to the President Maithripala Sirisena.

The Report also suggested  to cover the Garbage Mount to avoid a further collapse and to remove the residents from  the area.

Yesterday's fire had occurred in a part of a Garbage Mount near the Meethotamulle Rahula Collage in around 11 a.m and fire brigade had managed to doused the fire only  in the evening.