📋 Tender Overview
Through its Decentralized Office in Tacna, the entity deployed a supervisory team to the affected area.The Environmental Assessment and Supervision Agency (OEFA), an entity attached to the Ministry of the Environment, is located in the Tacna landfill, where the solid waste final disposal cells ordered by the OEFA to the Provincial Municipality of Tacna are being built, in order to supervise the contingency actions deployed after the fire registered this morning.
According to preliminary information, the causes of the incident are still unknown. The affected area corresponds to an area where uncovered waste was found, estimating an approximate impact of 1,128 square meters, with possible impact on the soil and air components, as well as on the surrounding population.
OEFA supervisors verify in the field the execution of the first response actions that the Provincial Municipality of Tacna has been implementing to control the fire. The General Fire Department is present at the site, as well as support vehicles and machinery, including tankers, caterpillar tractors and front-end loaders, with the aim of minimizing the risk of fire spread.
Likewise, the District Municipality of Alto de la Alianza, the District Municipality of Pocollay and the Provincial Municipality of Tacna participate in the containment work. As part of the emergency control actions, preventive cuts have been made to prevent the fire from spreading.
With these actions, the OEFA reaffirms its commitment to guarantee timely and effective environmental oversight in the face of emergency situations that may put the quality of the environment and the health of the population at risk.
