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Yahoo
7 days ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
'Extremely serious' landfill fire closes dump in Prince Rupert through long weekend
A landfill fire in Prince Rupert has closed the municipal dump through the long weekend, with the earliest possible reopening coming on Tuesday, the city says. In a statement posted online, the northwest B.C. city says the fire was discovered Friday morning and was followed by an immediate closure. "Under advisement of our landfill consultant, the City landfill will remain closed over the weekend with the intention to reopen on Tuesday morning, pending confirmation that it is safe to do so," the statement says. "Landfill fires are extremely serious and require particular fire response and management, requiring automatic closures when they are detected. The City has reported the incident to environmental authorities and will follow any guidance provided." No air quality advisories have been issued in relation to the fire.
CBC
7 days ago
- Climate
- CBC
'Extremely serious' landfill fire closes dump in Prince Rupert through long weekend
A landfill fire in Prince Rupert has closed the municipal dump through the long weekend, with the earliest possible reopening coming on Tuesday, the city says. In a statement posted online, the northwest B.C. city says the fire was discovered Friday morning and was followed by an immediate closure. "Under advisement of our landfill consultant, the City landfill will remain closed over the weekend with the intention to reopen on Tuesday morning, pending confirmation that it is safe to do so," the statement says. "Landfill fires are extremely serious and require particular fire response and management, requiring automatic closures when they are detected. The City has reported the incident to environmental authorities and will follow any guidance provided." No air quality advisories have been issued in relation to the fire.
Japan Times
08-05-2025
- Japan Times
Three arrested in Japan over suitcases stuffed with hermit crabs
Three Chinese men were arrested in Japan after their rustling suitcases alerted hotel staff to the thousands of hermit crabs inside, police said Thursday. A hotel worker in the city of Amami, on one of the archipelago's southwestern subtropical islands, reported the suspected crime to environmental authorities on Tuesday. The guests "had asked the hotel to watch their suitcases, and the suitcases made a rustling noise", a police official said. When two of the three guests returned to the hotel, police asked them to reveal the contents of their luggage. Inside the three suitcases police found around 95 kilograms (210 pounds) of spiral-shelled, protected hermit crabs. These hermit crabs are from a group of species designated as "national natural monuments" because of their cultural and scientific value. The third man was found to have 65 kilograms of the hermit crabs in another set of three suitcases, police said. There were "thousands" of hermit crabs in their possession, the police spokesman added. Local media reported each of the hermit crabs can command up to ¥20,000 ($140). The three men were arrested on Wednesday. "Our investigation is ongoing to identify whether they had (the hermit crabs) to sell them or to keep them as pets or to eat them," he said. "We are reviewing all possibilities."
Malay Mail
08-05-2025
- Malay Mail
Three Chinese men arrested in Japan after rustling luggage reveals thousands of endangered hermit crabs
TOKYO, May 8 — Three Chinese men were arrested in Japan after their rustling suitcases alerted hotel staff to the thousands of protected hermit crabs inside, police said Thursday. A hotel worker in Amami City, on one of the archipelago's southwestern subtropical islands, reported the suspected crime to environmental authorities on Tuesday. The guests 'had asked the hotel to watch their suitcases, and the suitcases made a rustling noise', a police official told AFP. When two of the three guests returned to the hotel, police asked them to reveal the contents of their luggage. Inside the three suitcases police found around 95 kilogrammes (210 pounds) of spiral-shelled, protected hermit crabs. These hermit crabs are from a group of species designated as 'national natural monuments' because of their cultural and scientific value. The third man was found to have 65 kilogrammes of the hermit crabs in another set of three suitcases, police said. There were 'thousands' of hermit crabs in their possession, the police spokesman added. Local media reported each of the hermit crabs can command up to 20,000 yen (RM590). The three men were arrested on Wednesday. 'Our investigation is ongoing to identify whether they had (the hermit crabs) to sell them or to keep them as pets or to eat them,' he said. 'We are reviewing all possibilities.' — AFP
