Photos: Smoke from Tucson landfill fire visible for miles
Tucson Fire Department works a fire involving green waste at Drexel Road landfill on the city's eastside.
Landfill fire
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Tucson Fire Department firefighters battle a subborn fire involving green waste at the Drexel Land Reclamation Facility, 11330 E Drexel Rd., east of South Houghton Road. Crews responded after 3 am Sunday morning, said TFD spokesman Capt Nick Janton. Smoke from the fire may linger for some time making the air hard to breathe, Janton said.
Landfill fire
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Heat and smoke from a landfill fire continue to hamper efforts from the Tucson Fire Department as firefighters contain a subborn fire involving green waste at the Drexel Land Reclamation Facility, 11330 E Drexel Rd., east of South Houghton Road. Crews responded after 3 am Sunday morning, said TFD spokesman Capt Nick Janton. Smoke from the fire may linger for some time making the air hard to breathe, Janton said.
Landfill fire
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An onlooker watches as smoke rises near a residential area as Tucson Fire Department firefighters battle a subborn fire involving green waste at the Drexel Land Reclamation Facility, 11330 E Drexel Rd.
Landfill fire
Updated
Tucson Fire Department firefighter add a foaming agent as crews battle a subborn fire involving green waste at the Drexel Land Reclamation Facility, 11330 E Drexel Rd., east of South Houghton Road. Crews responded after 3 am Sunday morning, said TFD spokesman Capt Nick Janton.
Landfill fire
Updated
Tucson Fire Department firefighters battle a subborn fire involving green waste at the Drexel Land Reclamation Facility, 11330 E Drexel Rd. Crews responded after 3 am Sunday morning, said TFD spokesman Capt Nick Janton. Smoke from the fire may linger for some time making the air hard to breathe, Janton said.
Landfill fire
Updated
Smoke from a landfill fire rises in the distance off Houghton Road in Tucson on Dec. 31, 2017. Tucson Fire Department firefighters battled a subborn fire involving green waste at the Drexel Land Reclamation Facility.
