NEWARK - The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced Thursday that a second ground fire of unknown origin at the Polly Drummond yard waste site within a week’s time has caused a shutdown until further notice.
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NEWARK - The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced Thursday that a second ground fire of unknown origin at the Polly Drummond yard waste site within a week’s time has caused a shutdown until further notice.
The second fire drew local fire companies to the yard waste site Thursday morning, forcing its immediate closure for public health and safety concerns at least until the cause of the fires can be determined, a news release said.
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control also is looking into how a recurrence of these blazes might be prevented on the Delaware State Parks’ land where Polly Drummond is sited in what is essentially a residential area.
In an abundance of caution, it said, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is closing the site earlier than originally planned, which was Jan. 17. The department said it must determine how to best address what’s become a real and threatening problem to keeping the yard waste site open in the future – or for reopening it in the spring.
The Department of Natural Resources has operated the Polly Drummond site since 2008 when it opened seasonally – from spring to fall, and then after the holidays – for use by the public.
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