Tire Recycling Experiment Goes Bad in Washington State From: Morning Edition (NPR) | Date: February 2, 1996 | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

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02-02-1996

A 350-foot section of road located in Garfield County, Washington, was designed as a shortcut across a ravine. Engineers packed the ravine beneath the road with half a million old tires, which are now on fire.

BOB EDWARDS, Host: Engineers in the southeastern part of the state of Washington are trying to figure out what to do about a smoking road. Not only does it smoke, it occasionally bursts into flame. The 350-foot section of...

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