CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Montgomery County Fire Chief Ed Baggett said it took nearly an hour and a half for firefighters to put out a fire Thursday night at the Bi-County Landfill.

“The garbage on top of the hill caught fire at around 9:24 p.m. last night,” Baggett. “It does it every once in a while.”

Baggett said once the fire department arrived on the scene at 3212 Dover Road, firefighters were able to keep the fire contained until Bi-County Landfill workers arrived.

“The workers brought trucks and dozers and were able to move dirt to the top of the hill to put out the fire,” he said.

Adria Hyde is a reporter for Clarksville Now. She can be reached at (931)-648-7720 ext. 547. or AHyde@clarksvillenow.com.