The Rhinehart Tire Fire Approximately 7 million tires at a - TopicsExpress



          

The Rhinehart Tire Fire Approximately 7 million tires at a storage facility in Rhinehart, northern Virginia, caught fire October 31, 1983. At the fire’s maximum extent, a black plume of smoke rose 3,000 feet into the air and spread downwind for up to 50 miles – toxic air pollution was recorded in three neighboring states. Tire fires are slow to start but notoriously difficult to extinguish; the Rhinehart Tire Fire burned for nine months! Nearby water sources were polluted with lead and arsenic compounds, and in October 1984 the dump was designated a Mid-Atlantic Superfund Site by the EPA. Cleanup efforts were effectively ended in 2002 and the file would finally be deleted in August of 2005.
Posted on: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 16:20:05 +0000

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