Crime & Safety
East Granby Transfer Station Reopens After Fire
The transfer station is back up and running after a fire ruined the shed during last week's snowstorm.
A fire that swept through the East Granby transfer station last Wednesday severely damaged a shed and halted the use of the trash compactor.
East Granby Public Works Supervisor Ed Hubbard said the station, located off of Route 20, is “back up and running,” however residents must now dispose of their garbage into a small dumpster just past the compactor. The trash is then emptied into a garbage truck which is compacting the trash in the meantime according to Hubbard.
“That’s the way it will be for a couple of weeks,” he said. The RCC is open regularly on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 7 a.m. until 3 p.m.
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The destroyed shed was discovered on Thursday morning, as public works employees were working to clear the station road after the large snowstorm swept through the state. Even though the station wasn’t going to be open that day, Hubbard said crews usually go in there once or twice during a storm to keep the road open. The transfer station’s normal days of operation are Tuesday and Saturday.
Hubbard said the shed, which housed an office and all of the controls for the compactor, was a “total loss.”
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“It all got burned,” Hubbard said. “There is a lot of work to be done there.”
Hubbard said a new shed will have to be built to replace the old one that burned down. First Selectman Jim Hayden said the cost to rebuild the shed will be in excess of $10,000, and at this point, expects that the cost will be covered by insurance.
Since the fire occurred last week, Hubbard said Fire Marshal Kenneth Beliveau came on site and ruled out arson.
“There was no foul play,” Hayden said.
Hayden said the cause of the fire may have been electrical, due to the presence of electrical surges during the storm.
On Thursday, Hayden said the town was given the okay to start cleaning up the transfer station and the debris caused by the fire. Hayden said he is also unsure of the extent of damage to the trash compactor, if any, due to the fact that employees were not able to move anything at the site of the fire.
