Large Tire Fire Seen From Illinois At 22nd And Missouri In Gary Indiana

While Gary Firefighters were in service on the street they spotted a large header, after an extensive investigation a large pile of tires and brush was found burning. Due to extreme access problems, the only equipment that could make access was a brush truck from Merrillville. Additional assistance was requested from New Chicago, East Chicago, and other equipment from Merrillville. Firefighters remained on scene working for over two hours.

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[sharppointy1]

mabas21, did that fire just stink? Very cool shots of the small trees smoking!

[mabas21]

@sharppointy1 Believe it or not, it did not smell that bad. The smoke was traveling straight up and away from me. It was hot as hell though! Thanks for the comment

[creamyfilling102]

that's an awefully small hose for such a big fire.

[mabas21]

@creamyfilling102 All they could use was the hose on the brush truck, the fire was in such a secluded spot crews could not get a real line back there. I have no clue as to how so many tires got back there, guessing a few at a time. Probably a tire shop that didn't want to pay the disposal fee

[Shningpolaris]

While researching online I found out about a huge tire fire in 1999 that was completely intentional and set by arsonists... Stupid hicks, I'd like to settle the score and bloody them up. Oh wait, that's Mother Nature's job. And we're all gonna pay for it. Yee-haw.

[Jesseday125]

At least there was no ground level wind...



[chrisdunaway26]

did i hear someone say how do we put out a fire?????? wow

[sr633]

Lots of mosquito larvae burning up. We had several million tires near us catch on fire and they burned for almost a week Terona Brother's tires. It's now a Super Fund site. It has been years, and it's still not fully cleaned up.

[kodythepimp01]

@KVFDbyrd252 nfpa doesnt mean shit when the state doesn't adopt it... and that standards doesnt include brush/wildand apparatus

[kodythepimp01]

@SCVFD1241NC there not gonna get fined for letting it burn... gov agencies dont fine other gov angencies for one and 2nd you cant extinguish it with nothing....

[cubbiotti1980]

illinois is just full of tire burning rednecks anyway let them burn too lol

[bullzisnipr3]

I would've been on air for that crap.. no way I'd be breathing in smoke from tires.

[SCVFD1241NC]

WOW!!!! let it burn and pollute the air you breath, EPA would really fine you for just standing there ands watch it burn.......Could have called Foresty Services they have the equipment to fight it if you don't....