Environmental complaint received 2022-02-09 11:00:00
Source: Lafayette Christian School
Source location: 1904 Hamilton Road
LaGrange, Georgia 30241
Complaint location: Pile is adjacent to football fields, under power line right-of-way running parallel to Buck Murphy Road.

approximately 33°00'15.2"N 85°01'19.2"W

Lafayette Christian School had a pile of mulched land clearing debris roughly 10' high and 100' wide that spontaneously combusted on 2/8/22.  Troup FD and Georgia Forestry Commission are on site. GFC called to ask about any possible EPD violations and to relay concern about smoke impacts to School, I-85 and neighboring houses.  Fire is currently being controlled, but they are having difficulty extinguishing it.  Smoke issues remain.  Contractor for school has backhoe on site separating the pile. 

Mulch originated from school construction project and was piled on school property roughly 6 months ago.