Florida landfill fire threatens power lines
.Canadian firefighters battle a recent landfill blaze
Florida Sun-Sentinel
January 15 2006
WESTON, Fla. - A large fire broke out in a landfill Saturday afternoon near the corner of U.S. 27 and Stirling Road at the western edge of Broward County, officials said.
Dozens of firefighters from Broward County Fire-Rescue responded to the blaze, which was near a residential neighborhood in Weston.
Firefighters planned to let the fire burn itself out and formed a line to protect nearby power lines, according to Dave Erdman of fire-rescue.
The same landfill ignited last week, Erdman said. No cause has been identified.
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