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Firefighters Contain Tire Yard Blaze Near Akron After Hours of Effort
About 100 firefighters from 18 departments fought a blaze at Sid's Tire Service five miles southwest of Akron. The fire burned several thousand old tires over several acres and continued to smolder for days, with rubber melting into oil feeding the flames. Several firefighters were treated for exhaustion and exposure but no serious injuries were reported.
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Norton
Akron
Ramsthaler
Medina
Sid’s