Large trash fire at waste disposal station sends large plumes of smoke over DC
WASHINGTON - A large pile of trash caught fire at a waste disposal center in Northeast D.C. Thursday sending large plumes of smoke over the District.
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The fire was reported around 10:30 a.m. in the 4900 block of Bates Road at the Fort Totten Solid Waste Disposal Transfer Station.
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Firefighters were able to get the fire under control quickly and spent additional time saturating the pile of trash with water.
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No injuries were reported.