As crews continue to monitor a landfill fire involving what officials with the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community say are 'green waste,' residents in parts of Scottsdale say they can smell the fire in the air. 'It smelled like living next to the burn pits,' said an Iraq War veteran.
"I woke up this morning and I opened up the patio door, and I was like, wow," said Craig Mertens. "It just infiltrated the house."
"When I was stationed in Iraq – it smelled like living next to the burn pits. It was horrible," said Sonya Brekke.Since Sept. 30, firefighters have been dealing with a fire involving what officials described as 'green waste' at the Salt River Landfill. As officials say it may take days before the fire is extinguished, residents in nearby Scottsdale say the fire is leaving an unusual smell in the air. FOX 10's Marissa Sarbak reports.
At Chaparral Park, people say the air quality was much better than it was when they first woke up. However, there is some concern about what they're breathing in, and for how long.
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