COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Parts of the Columbus landfill were still burning Monday morning from a fire that started over the weekend.

“They had small spot fires, but it was a lot under control than when it was called in,” said Columbus Fire & Rescue Public Information Officer Jaquay Sherrod.

Columbus Fire and Rescue got the initial call around 5:30 Saturday evening, but due to road conditions at the landfill, Chief Duane Hughes and a Battalion Chief were the only ones able to check the scene.

“They went in themselves to check it. We didn’t send any crews in. That road is not paved. It’s a dirt road. Very muddy. Very bad conditions, so we did not send any fire trucks at that time,” said Sherrod.

Rain later in the evening helped extinguish some of the flames but made that mud worse.

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