Aside from a healthy dose of schadenfreude, my next reaction is anger - we shouldn't be putting toxic waste next to anybody's home, particularly not in landfill

Aside from a healthy dose of schadenfreude, my next reaction is anger - we shouldn't be putting toxic waste next to anybody's home, particularly not in landfills that aren't configured to deal with it. "It was a big fire" is a pretty shit excuse to ignore the law.