Oh no!Junkyard 1/2 mile away was on fire this afternoon.
BIG explosion, shook my house and scared the shit out of me.
.....as I was reading a book about a mysterious loud noise.
Not my pic.
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In 1999 on the California Coast, a tire salvage yard caught on fire. It burned for 30 days and made something like crude oil.
https://archive.epa.gov/emergencies/content/fss/web/pdf/tirefire.pdf