Fires broke out in a Melbourne landfill site four years ago. Residents are still waiting for them to end

The Kealba landfill where residents have been plagued by an odour due to a fire burning underground for four years. Photograph: Supplied

At times, the stench has roused Nicole Power from her sleep. The St Albans resident likens it to the smell of burning chemicals.

“It get rights down in my throat,” she said.