A photo of the landfill fire, taken on Sunday January 18th by Frangipani Photography

NASSAU, The Bahamas (Jan 19, 2015) Renew Bahamas continues to make progress in containing and extinguishing the fire at the Harold Road Landfill site.

Efforts were further strengthened late this afternoon, with the assistance of the Fire Services Branch of the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF).

As such, the focus gradually shifted to addressing the heavy smoke emanating from the site, using a combination of heavy-duty and specialist equipment of Renew Bahamas. A team will remain in place throughout the night to continue with the fire fighting efforts and smoke containment plan.

Unfortunately residents in the surrounding communities can expect the site to continue to smoke during the next several days. With changes in wind direction, different areas may be affected at various times.

The first fire was started shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday, on the northern side of the property, which the company is continuing to tackle. Shortly after, another fire started up in a completely separate part of the site (on the eastern boundary), which has now been fully extinguished.

Based on evidence of various attempted burn sites, the company believes these incidents represent a concentrated arson attack on the site and facilities. Renew Bahamas will continue to pursue its investigations in conjunction with Government officials to try and identify the culprits involved.

Despite this setback, daily operations at the landfill site continued as normal.

The company will continue to post updates regarding its progress in dealing with the fires.

(Photos) Large Nassau dump fire casts a smoke shadow across much of the city