The possibility that residents in the vicinity of two illegal landfills sealed off last week might have been exposed to toxic fumes could not be excluded, according to two environmental experts.

Two quarries in the limits of Siġġiewi and Iklin which were being used a dumping site for skips laden with unseparated and potentially hazardous waste, were sealed off as part of a planning authority crackdown on illegal landfills.

The untreated waste, which included electronic material, plastics and sprayed wooden furniture was being set on fire and subsequently covered in debris, in similar fashion to the old Magħtab landfill which was closed down 10 years ago.

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