Bardstown Fire called Thursday to landfill for burning trash compactor

Thursday, April 10, 2014 — The Bardstown Fire Department was called to the Nelson County Landfill on Old Airport Road at 8:55 Thursday morning for a report of a piece of heavy equipment on fire. Firefighters arrived to find one of the landfill’s trash compactors fully involved in flames in the middle of the landfill. Firefighters had control of the fire in a short time. They were on scene for about 40 minutes.

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