'COPD was about twice what was seen in Greater London' Dr Elizabeth Cooper discusses the fires that have been burning at Launders Lane in Rainham for over twenty years. PoliticsLondon |
A London borough council is taking legal advice on how to tackle a former landfill site that is a fire hotspot.
She explained: "One is if we can get access, two is [which agency] has most powers, three is could we compulsory purchase the land and, if so, what would be the implications for trying to rectify the land?Other actions recently agreed by the working group include commissioning Imperial College London to monitor the air quality around the site and "looking at" moving a fire hydrant nearby to help manage the fires.
Despite the ongoing dangers of fire and risks of air and waterway pollution, the Environment Agency says it has no legal power to take action against the current owner because Arnolds Field is not an "active waste site".The agency added: "We're currently not aware of any direct pollution to the watercourses."
However, "unknown substances" were dumped there, eventually reaching heights "in excess of five metres" above what had been approved by Havering Council.
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