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It’s a problem that has left Iqaluit city officials and its fire department stumped.
How to put out a stubborn dump fire and stop the smoke that’s been often blowing into town plaguing residents for more than a month.
It’s not the first time the Iqaluit’s dump has caught fire.
Last time it happened, the fire department dumped water on it.
But the fire and smoke has gotten so bad this time that solution is not going to work.
They wondered should they water bomb it?
Should they pump in air to make the fire burn more quickly and – ultimately – burn itself out?
The problem is they’ve never tried any of this before and really don’t know for sure what will put this fire out.
So they called in help.
APTN’s Steve Mongeau has the story.
