WORLD IN BRIEF : CANADA : Firefighters Douse Tire Dump Flames

Firefighters have doused flames at a dump in Hagersville, Canada, where 14 million tires have been burning for more than two weeks, forcing hundreds of residents to evacuate the smoky fumes. “The fire isn’t officially out yet, but there’s no longer any flames or billowing smoke,” Ontario Environment Ministry spokesman Gerry Merchant said. Workers have started going over the dump, which covers about 11 acres, looking for hot spots hidden in the remains of the burned tires at the Tyre King Recycling dump, about 150 miles east of Detroit. The tire dump, Ontario’s largest, was declared an illegal waste site in 1985. The fire is believed to have been set by an arsonist.