Updated: Mepa denies Hexagon House evacuation

A number of workers at Hexagon House were allowed to work from home after they complained of odours but it was not true that an evacuation was carried out, the Malta Environment and Planning Authority said.

Referring to a statement issued by the Opposition's spokesman for the environment Leo Brincat earlier today, Mepa saidt hat several employees kept working from Hexagon House without reporting problems.

It said it was currently investigating the source of the odours.

In his statement, Mr Brincat said that workers at Hexagon House were sent home today after a stench returned to the building, at Marsa Creek.

The stench, he said, had returned depsite assurances given by the Prime Minister a few months ago that the problem was being addressed and tougher conditions had been imposed on a nearby facility.

Mr Brincat said that the workers were concerned about implications to their health and government 'indifference'.

Last November, it was reported that investigations by Mepa indicated that the smells came from a new waste oil treatment plant nearby.