Airborne aspect assists epa at Iowa City Landfill fire

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The tire fire at the Iowa City Landfill has been burning for more than a week, and city officials plan to stoke the flames to put them out faster.

City contractors prepared to launch an operation Monday that will involve using construction equipment to stir the piles of tires so they burn faster, and then covering them with dirt to suppress the burning.

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See EPA on scene report here:
http://www.epaosc.org/site/site_profile.aspx?site_id=7892

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