PENROSE, Colo. (KXRM) — In response to the Fremont County Board of Commissioners, last plans are in progress for the demolition of the Return to Nature Funeral Dwelling in Penrose, the place 191 our bodies have been present in varied states of decomposition.
Minor preparations will start the week of April 8 and embody making certain that security management measures are in place and spraying a disinfectant and odor suppressant into the inside of the constructing. Demolition will start on Tuesday, April 16, and is predicted to take roughly 10 days, relying on the climate.
“We hope demolition of the constructing and last disposition of the waste will assist the affected households and your entire neighborhood to heal from this tragedy,” mentioned Kevin Grantham, Fremont County commissioner and chairman of the Fremont County Board of Public Well being and Setting.
The U.S. Environmental Safety Company’s emergency response personnel and skilled hazardous supplies contractors will conduct the cleanup. Crews will break up the constructing from the highest down and take away giant items of the construction whereas making an attempt to maintain it inside the constructing footprint. Particles shall be disposed of in an Otero County landfill.
In the course of the course of, the EPA will use sufficient water and different liquid options to suppress mud, however not in quantities that may trigger runoff and contaminate the bottom. Crews will handle demolition supplies to make sure effectivity and security when loading into dump vehicles. As soon as the concrete and basis slab have been eliminated, EPA will scrape a shallow floor of soil from the footprint of the constructing to eliminate together with the opposite constructing particles.
