US Virgin Islands: Landfill Flames
Posted 10 April 2008 14:23 GMT
Environment
“The ever-smoldering Bovoni landfill burst into flames again”: News of St. John links to video of the incident.
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“The ever-smoldering Bovoni landfill burst into flames again”: News of St. John links to video of the incident.
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