BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An underground fire at an illegal dump in Alabama has been burning since May.
Al.com reports the fire is smoldering under layers of mostly construction and demolition waste at a site north of Birmingham on a hillside behind multiple homes south of Interstate 22.
Jefferson County Deputy County Manager Cal Markert said county crews are using heavy equipment to remove truckloads of waste, dirt and debris to access whatever is burning underneath, spraying it with water to ensure it is no longer burning and then hauling it to a permitted landfill.
