Tire Recycling Plant Up in Smoke; Massive Fire Could Burn for Days; Owner Had Exceeded Permit

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Town of Shields Plumes of black smoke visible for miles billowed Tuesday from a fire at a tire recycling plant near Watertown that officials said had as many as 1 million tires, five times the number it is allowed.

The massive blaze something state regulators and concerned neighbors had warned could happen began at 9:58 a.m. at Watertown Tire Recyclers when a piece of equipment used to move tires around the plant malfunctioned, Watertown Mayor John David said during a news conference near the plant. More than 120 firefighters from 14 departments fought the blaze, a task complicated by having to truck in water from a hydrant 1 1/2 miles away.

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Tire Recycling Plant Up in Smoke; Massive Fire Could Burn for Days; Owner Had Exceeded Permit

"I can't tell you how many millions of gallons of water they're throwing on it," David said. "But it's not doing a h...

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