Crews battled overnight fire at Sullivan County Landfill

SULLIVAN COUNTY, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — Firefighters were on the scene of a fire at the Sullivan County Landfill for over eight hours Wednesday night.

Fire Chief Thomas Schaefer of the Union Fire Territory said they were dispatched to the scene at 7:24 p.m.

Chief Shaefer said the fire started at the edge of an active cell, a single-waste holding unit within the property, but burned back into the cell. To combat the fire, the chief said an excavator was used to dig the area out by 8 feet.

The chief said they remained on the scene until 3 a.m. Thursday. Union Fire Territory was assisted by the Sullivan City Fire Department.

The cause of the fire is unknown at this time.

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