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.
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Tonio Mallia
Jan 26th 2011, 08:19
@ K Sciberras
. I don't know how long you've been working with MEPA but if you have been there for a few years you might recall that your precious MEPA said that there was nothing wrong at Hexagon house when us HSBC employees used to complain of the foul and sickening smells. We spent years enjoying the acrid smells and soot on our cars. I don't think you (Mepa) were bothered at our plight.... So frankly I couldn't give a toss about yours!
marica grima
Jan 26th 2011, 08:02
ahseb u ara min joqghod hemm u fil vicinanzi Min hdejn il ground ta victor tedesco ir riha tinxtamm hafna u ukoll ikollna naghlqu it twieqi sajf u xitwa u ilna sejrin hekk
Jean-Pierre Aquilina
Jan 25th 2011, 20:47
The stench is truly unbearable - for anyone living or working in the vicinity. If anything, why should only Hexagon House be evacuated? Why not everyone in the area?
Joseph Schembri
Jan 25th 2011, 20:15
I'm going off at a tangent: Seeing that these people were allowed to go home and work from home why can't they do it all or at least most of the time? I know quite a few people who work from home and with today's computer technology many jobs can be done from home. There are huge benefits for everyone involved.
Ksciberras
Jan 25th 2011, 18:30
Joseph E Briffa,
Jien wiehed min dawk li jahdmu hemm, u kemm ilni nahdem hemm sahti marret lura.
The situation has been going on for years and will continue. Why don't you work there and see if it is a trivial matter.
Trivial matters my foot.
Joseph E Briffa
Jan 25th 2011, 17:37
Does the PM have to be involved in these trivial matters? I would have thought this is a matter for the local council and the health authorities to settle. And can't the windows be kept shut until the matter is solved?
I M Dingli
Jan 25th 2011, 18:22
I guess they already keep windows closed especially due to the cold weather which has struck Malta lately. This problem needs to be solved asap just like the problem with black dust in the Fgura, Marsa, Tarxien area.
Oh but yes, there is no problem there. Itfa taht it-tapit Wenzzz!!!!
Stephen Koludrovic
Jan 25th 2011, 18:43
Since when is the health of the people living in Marsa, Hamrun and right up to Floriana a trival matter?
Joe Spiteri
Jan 25th 2011, 20:19
Joseph E Briffa the stench can also be smelled in Floriana and Valletta so it is NOT a trivial matter.
Stephen Koludrovic
Jan 25th 2011, 16:54
Did not Mepa give them the OK? Well now they can enjoy the smell, just like the rest of the people living close by.
JOe VELLa
Jan 25th 2011, 16:21
... ... ... and the authority want me to change my car because it contaminate the air. HA!
Only in M... .... ....a.
Louie Grima
Jan 25th 2011, 16:05
Another "Only in Malta" episode. When will they ever find out from where this stench is coming and solve the issue once and for all?
J Farrugia
Jan 25th 2011, 15:57
Then close this treatment oil plant. If i is the cause of many fumes at the Park and Ride facility in Blata l-Bajda and if no one can stop this stench, CLOSE IT. Does MEPA have teeth ? Use your teeth. They are your own workers.