Landfill employees battle fire at South Carolina C&D landfill

This is the third fire at the Barden C&D Landfill in Graniteville within the past year.

At the Barden C&D Landfill in Graniteville, South Carolina, employees battled a fire early Feb. 28. 

As reported by WRDW, landfill employees handled the situation around 5:45 a.m. Officials say the fire could be seen from the nearby interstate, but it has since been contained. 

This is the third fire at the Barden C&D Landfill within the past year. 

Last March, a bulldozer caught fire at the landfill, but according to the authorities, no one was injured. A few months later, crews responded to another fire at the landfill.

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