Crews begin dousing Iqaluits 3-month-old dump fire

Crews are beginning to tear down the smouldering pile of garbage at Iqaluit's dump.

After about a week of on-site preparations, the crews began dousing the fire on Sunday.

Mike Noblett works for Global Forensics, the company Iqaluit hired to manage the site.

He says crews hoped to begin fighting the fire last week, but they had to tackle some logistical challenges, including a shift from using salt water to using fresh water.

So far, Noblett says the level of smoke and the smell fromthe dump has remained "fairly low."