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The authorities affirm that the air quality is harmful to health and work to update the information after fire in AMSA landfill.
Conred and Socorro teams turned off the fire in AMSA during the night of May 4; However, air quality was affected. (Free press photo: Conred).
The National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (CONRED) reported 21.00 hours of May 4 a Fire in the AMSA landfillat kilometer 22 of the Route to Pacific.
An hour later, the relief bodies achieved extinguish fire in its entirety.
According to the data registered in the last hours of Sunday, May 4, the Air quality In Guatemala City it was reported in the category “Very bad.”
The Department of Water Research and Services of the National Institute of Seismology, Volcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology (Insivumeh) explained that, between 7:00 p.m. and 23.00, maximum concentrations of PM 2.5 of 114 micrograms per cubic meter were recorded, which means a very bad air quality, as well as PM 10 of 160 micrograms per cubic meter, classified as bad.
The Insivumeh team still works on the update of the air quality of this May 5.
#Guatemala Suppression actions carried out by the Conred system controlled and liquidated in their entirety fire registered in the PSSA landfill, kilometer 22, CA-9, jurisdiction of Villa Nueva, Guatemala.
Information: Edgar Aguirre, departmental delegate of the Conred. pic.twitter.com/go4rlzougv
– Conred (@conedguatemala) May 5, 2025