Residents near Madrid return home as toxic tyre blaze under control Madrid (AFP) May 14, 2016 - Spanish authorities allowed residents near a giant tyre dump blaze to return home Saturday, saying that toxic fumes billowing from the rubber heap posed less of a risk although the fire has yet to be extinguished. The news came as it emerged that the European Commission had contacted Madrid over the illegal dump, the first step in a procedure which it can launch when it suspects a member sta ... more

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