The Pietermaritzburg fire department has been working non-stop since midnight to extinguish a blaze at the city's landfill site.
The Msunduzi municipality said the teams on site on Tuesday were doing their best to douse the fire that started at midnight.
"On site, we have two payloaders, one dozer, one tipper truck and one compactor making sure the fire can be stopped," the municipality said.
