On 42nd and Villard, piles of illegally dumped tires litter vacant lots and alleys, creating more than just an eyesore. These ...

Past attempts to use tires for road surfacing, fuel and other methods have failed to take hold or have petered out over cost, ...

According to the Philadelphia Fire Department, the fire started around 12:30 p.m. at Richmond and Cambria streets among tires ... were still on scene putting out hot spots. No one was injured ...

“People started figuring out, ‘What can we do with tires instead of putting them in piles and waiting for them to burn?’ ” Kennedy said. Although burning tires emits more zinc than ...

Someone was burning weeds behind a house at 10:30 a.m. at 75 W. 200 N. when the fire spread to piles of tires, police say, sending up the smoke that could be seen for miles. “Apparently someone ...