Seven weeks in the smoke: How Alabama residents are coping with Moody landfill fire
Headaches. Coughing. Red eyes. Breathing problems. Air purifiers running around the clock, and the smell that just won’t go away. For 53 days and counting, these things have been reality for hundreds Alabama residents living near an underground fire at a landfill just north of Birmingham, with no end in sight. Some living closest to the fire have moved away from the blaze. AL.com reporter Dennis Pillion and videographer Amanda Khorramabadi talked to some of the residents close to the landfill fire who decided to stay.
Producer/Editor/Videographer/Director: Amanda Khorramabadi
Reporter: Dennis Pillion
Astonishing Drone Footage of the Moody Landfill Fire
The St. Clair County Commission declared a state of emergency to take more aggressive efforts to extinguish an underground fire at the Environmental Landfill near Moody that has been burning for more than a month just north of Birmingham. The fire has been generating dozens of complaints throughout Alabama’s largest metro area.
Producer/Editor/Videographer: Amanda Khorramabadi
Drone footage: Patrick Greenfieldi
Reporter: Dennis Pillion