Mound of Tires Continues to Burn
As a huge mound of tires burned for a second day at a recycling plant, health officials warned nearby residents to stay indoors with windows closed to avoid the billowing black smoke.
Authorities said the rural facility 50 miles west of Milwaukee, with its hundreds of thousands of tires, had been seen as a hazard for nearly a decade, but the state was reluctant to shut it down because it was one of the few tire processors left.
The cause of the fire had not been determined. About 120 firefighters from 44 departments fought the blaze, which was expected to burn for several days.
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