Smoldering in Bridgeton landfill continues to move toward radioactive material [View all]

(KMOV.com) -- Shocking news emerged Thursday for residents who live around the Bridgeton landfill.

An announcement came in the evening that work being done to fix the smoldering deep within the site isn’t working.

A group of concerned citizens, called Missouri Coalition for the Environment, say the fire continues to move toward the radioactive waste, and has moved 200 feet closer in the last three months.

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has been monitoring the hot spots at the landfill, and posting the temperature readings online.

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