“The Hagersville tire fire started in the early morning hours of Feb. 12, 1990 as a lark by five Ohsweken-area teens. It consumed 14 million tires, spewed toxic smoke for 17 days, drove 4,000 from their homes and cost the province more than $10 million for a year-long clean up. It remains the worst environmental disaster in Ontario history”
![Hagersville, Ontario tire fire, Feb. 12, 1990 [1024 x 556]](https://i.imgur.com/WvjrHn5.jpg)
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“The Hagersville tire fire started in the early morning hours of Feb. 12, 1990 as a lark by five Ohsweken-area teens. It consumed 14 million tires, spewed toxic smoke for 17 days, drove 4,000 from their homes and cost the province more than $10 million for a year-long clean up. It remains the worst environmental disaster in Ontario history”
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