By By Kesavan Unnikrishnan Jul 31, 2016 in Environment Environmentalists fear that world's largest sawdust dump, which is burning since 2013 in Irkutsk region of Siberia will continue burning for the next few years with truckloads of sawdust waste being added each day into the mountain of sawdust. Environmental activists have voiced concern as authorities expect the fire, visible from space, to continue burning for many years. Alexander Yaroshenko, head of the Forestry Programme of Greenpeace Russia told Over the past three years this fire has caused dangerous smoke to Ust-Kut and nearby settlements multiple times, with overall population of about 50,000 people. That is an emergency situation of at least regional scale. The company says that all possible measures to prevent the spread of the blaze have been taken including a “mineral border line” around the saw dust mountain and firefighting equipment on permanent standby. Heat wave conditions across Siberia, with the hottest June ever recorded, have The mountain of sawdust measuring more than 25 acres in size is located in the Ust-Kutsky district of Irkutsk region in Eastern Siberia. The Trans-Siberian Forest company, which manages the site is depositing 70 cubic meters (2,500 cubic feet) of sawdust waste each day to the 2 million cubic meters (70 million cubic feet) dump literally adding fuel to the fire.Environmental activists have voiced concern as authorities expect the fire, visible from space, to continue burning for many years. Alexander Yaroshenko, head of the Forestry Programme of Greenpeace Russia told Siberian Times The company says that all possible measures to prevent the spread of the blaze have been taken including a “mineral border line” around the saw dust mountain and firefighting equipment on permanent standby.Heat wave conditions across Siberia, with the hottest June ever recorded, have sparked multiple wildfires across vast tracts of boreal forests in recent days. An extensive smoke blanket — which stretches across at least 2,000 miles of Siberia from west to east has engulfed the area. More about sawdust, Siberia, Fire sawdust Siberia Fire