Burning Pile Of Recycled Tires Keeps Firefighters Busy

May 17, 2007 Georgia - It took several hours for firefighters to control a Jackson fire that burned a pile of tires the size of half a football field and put two people in the hospital this week. The fire at Greenman Technologies, a recycling facility, began about 5 p.m. Tuesday and was contained by 10 p.m., officials said. Southerly winds were blowing the smoke toward eastern suburbs of Atlanta, about 30 miles to the northwest. Henry County Fire Capt. Billy Kunkel said firefighters dug through ...