Where does the Clean Harbors cleanup stand? This is the latest we know

Fred Hanson, The Patriot Ledger
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BRAINTREE − A meeting is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Monday at East Middle School to discuss the cleanup of Clean Harbors and ways to prevent incidents such as the fire that burned hazardous materials there in February.

Hosted by Mayor Charles Kokoros, the meeting will include officials from Clean Harbors as well as state environmental and health agencies. State legislators representing the town have also been invited.

"They are going to give an update on Clean Harbors and residents will have an opportunity to speak," the mayor said.

A fire during the night of Feb. 16-17 destroyed trailers filled with drums of hazardous materials at Clean Harbors' East Braintree facility.

Residents and town officials are concerned about whether chemicals in the smoke created by the fire present a health hazard to residents of Braintree, Quincy and Weymouth.

The company and its consultants said the fire damage would not create adverse health effects.

Kokoros said his office, the police and fire departments, the Department of Municipal Licenses and Inspection and the town solicitor have been working to ensure safety improvements have been made, emergency plans are updated and future incidents at Clean Harbors are prevented.

The mayor said the initial cleanup and site improvements have been completed.

At Monday's meeting, Clean Harbors' licensed site professional, Tetra Tech, will review its initial monitoring, responses and the results of air, soil and surface water sampling.

Kokoros has called for Clean Harbors to install and maintain four air-quality monitors around its property.

For more information about the meeting, call the mayor's office at 781-794-8100.

Reach Fred Hanson at fhanson@patriotledger.com.

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