Fire leaves environmental mess

Published January 22, 2008 5:00am ET



A large fire at a tire store and warehouse in northeast Washington continues to smolder a day later, and city officials are faced with a massive cleanup of contaminated water and debris.

D.C. fire department spokesman Alan Etter says the cleanup at Jimmy’s Tire Shop will take several weeks. There are thousands of gallons of contaminated water and foam in the building, and the structure is unstable.

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