Kalamazoo city commission being asked for junkyard fire report

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The city of Kalamazoo’s Environmental Concerns Committee wants the city commission to authorize a report on a junkyard fire earlier this month that released potentially hazardous pollutants into the air and water.

The huge fire in a pile of metal waste took around a million gallons of water and hours to extinguish at Kalamazoo Metal Recyclers at on 1525 Lake Street two weeks ago today.

Air monitors recorded elevated levels of particulate matter in the air during the blaze…

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