Mulch Fire at Tajiguas Landfill
Update by edhat staff
Santa Barbara County Firefighters responded to a fire at the Tajiguas Landfill on Thursday evening.
At 6:20 p.m., multiple county engines, a large excavator, and a response from the Los Padres National Forest arrived on the scene and discovered a large mulch pile on fire.
Heavy smoke was pouring over the freeway causing visibility issues so the California Highway Patrol assisted groups of cars through the smoke.
The County Fire Department stated crews will continue to spread out mulch and extinguish hot spots, and will stay on the scene until all threats are mitigated.
This is a developing story.
Reported by Scanner Andrew
County firefighters are responding to a vegetation fire at the Tajiguas Landfill.
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May 15, 2022 04:06 AMNoozhawk reports a spark from heavy equipment started it. Good detail and interesting photos there.
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May 13, 2022 10:43 AMAdvise anyone traveling through to wear your N95 mask and keep your car vents on circulate. Products of combustion are highly carcinogenic.
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May 13, 2022 02:03 PMKOHN, how come ya say that? I mean, I am a bit nuts, but wearing a chemical and particulate filtering mask when passing through a literal trash and mulch fire ain't nuts, it's common sense if you have one readily available :)
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May 13, 2022 12:50 PMYou are NUTS !
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May 13, 2022 07:23 AMHow could they let this self-ignition happen when they know it's a common occurrence?
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May 15, 2022 08:16 AMBecause they didn't, it was a spark.
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May 13, 2022 10:43 AMIt's spontaneous combustion, mulch generates heat. They do what they can, but we are talking thousands of cubic yards of material, this will happen sometimes.
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May 13, 2022 06:57 AMany updates for the morning commute?
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May 12, 2022 07:56 PMYikes
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May 12, 2022 06:48 PMNeeding to look for potential spot fires in the area
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May 12, 2022 06:48 PMVery large mulch pile, all on fire
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May 12, 2022 06:45 PMWill need lots of water supply on this fire; huge overhaul
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May 12, 2022 06:44 PMDozers, excavator, loaders, etc. needed for the mulch pile
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May 12, 2022 06:43 PMMulch pile on fire
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May 12, 2022 06:36 PMLos Padres sending 1 battalion, 4 engines, water tender, and patrol
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May 12, 2022 06:53 PMAlso Copter 964