9,000 flee from massive tire fire, toxic fumes
Fearing health risks from vast, toxic smoke clouds, Spanish officials ordered nearby residents to wait out the fire elsewhere.
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- A woman covers her mouth in a residential area in Sesena affected by the toxic fumes produced by tyres burning in an uncontrolled dump near the town of Sesena, after a fire brokeout early on May 13, 2016. A huge tyre dump near Madrid was ablaze today, releasing a black cloud of toxic fumes and forcing the evacuation of nearby residents after what officials suspect was an arson attack. (AFP Photo/Pedro Armestre)
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- Coach drivers wait for neighbours of a residential area in Sesena to evacuate them after the area was affected by the toxic fumes produced by tyres burning in an uncontrolled dump near the town of Sesena, after a fire brokeout early on May 13, 2016. A huge tyre dump near Madrid was ablaze today, releasing a black cloud of toxic fumes and forcing the evacuation of nearby residents after what officials suspect was an arson attack. (AFP Photo/Pedro Armestre)
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- Two neighbours of Sesena wear masks as they wait for other relatives to evacuate a residential area affected by th toxic fumes produced by tyres burning in an uncontrolled dump near the town of Sesena, after a fire brokeout early on May 13, 2016. A huge tyre dump near Madrid was ablaze today, releasing a black cloud of toxic fumes and forcing the evacuation of nearby residents after what officials suspect was an arson attack. (AFP Photo/Pedro Armestre)
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- Clouds of dark smoke cover the sky as a fire truck works in an uncontrolled tyres dump near the town of Sesena, after a fire brokeout early on May 13, 2016. A huge waste ground near Madrid where millions of tyres have been dumped was on fire today, releasing a thick black cloud of toxic fumes that officials worry could harm residents nearby. (AFP Photo/Pedro Armestre)
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- Clouds of dark smoke cover the sky as a fire truck drives among piles of tyres in an uncontrolled dump near the town of Sesena, after a fire brokeout early on May 13, 2016. A huge waste ground near Madrid where millions of tyres have been dumped was on fire today, releasing a thick black cloud of toxic fumes that officials worry could harm residents nearby. (AFP Photo/Pedro Armestre)
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- Tyres burn in an uncontrolled dump near the town of Sesena, after a fire brokeout early on May 13, 2016. A huge waste ground near Madrid where millions of tyres have been dumped was on fire today, releasing a thick black cloud of toxic fumes that officials worry could harm residents nearby. (AFP Photo/Pedro Armestre)
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- Tyres burn in an uncontrolled dump near the town of Sesena, after a fire brokeout early on May 13, 2016. A huge waste ground near Madrid where millions of tyres have been dumped was on fire today, releasing a thick black cloud of toxic fumes that officials worry could harm residents nearby. (AFP Photo/Pedro Armestre)
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- Black clouds of smoke are produced by tyres burning in an uncontrolled dump near the town of Sesena, after a fire brokeout early on May 13, 2016. A huge waste ground near Madrid where millions of tyres have been dumped was on fire today, releasing a thick black cloud of toxic fumes that officials worry could harm residents nearby. (AFP Photo/Pedro Armestre)
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- A group of people cover their mouths with masks as they walk in a residential area in Sesena affected by the toxic fumes produced by tyres burning in an uncontrolled dump near the town of Sesena, after a fire brokeout early on May 13, 2016. A huge tyre dump near Madrid was ablaze today, releasing a black cloud of toxic fumes and forcing the evacuation of nearby residents after what officials suspect was an arson attack. (AFP Photo/Pedro Armestre)
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- Tyres burn in an uncontrolled dump near the town of Sesena, after a fire brokeout early on May 13, 2016. A huge waste ground near Madrid where millions of tyres have been dumped was on fire today, releasing a thick black cloud of toxic fumes that officials worry could harm residents nearby. (AFP Photo/Pedro Armestre)
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- Clouds of dark smoke cover the sky as a fire truck works among piles of tyres in an uncontrolled dump near the town of Sesena, after a fire brokeout early on May 13, 2016. A huge waste ground near Madrid where millions of tyres have been dumped was on fire today, releasing a thick black cloud of toxic fumes that officials worry could harm residents nearby. (AFP Photo/Pedro Armestre)
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- A civil guard with a mask walks past a pile of tyres burning in an uncontrolled dump near the town of Sesena, after a fire brokeout early on May 13, 2016. A huge waste ground near Madrid where millions of tyres have been dumped was on fire today, releasing a thick black cloud of toxic fumes that officials worry could harm residents nearby. (AFP Photo/Pedro Armestre)
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- The shape of an “Osborne Bull” is pictured with black clouds of smoke on the background, produced by tyres burning in an uncontrolled dump near the town of Sesena, after a fire brokeout early on May 13, 2016. A huge waste ground near Madrid where millions of tyres have been dumped was on fire today, releasing a thick black cloud of toxic fumes that officials worry could harm residents nearby. (AFP Photo/Pedro Armestre)
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- A helicopter drops water over tyres burning in an uncontrolled dump near the town of Sesena, after a fire brokeout early on May 13, 2016. A huge waste ground near Madrid where millions of tyres have been dumped was on fire today, releasing a thick black cloud of toxic fumes that officials worry could harm residents nearby. (AFP Photo/Pedro Armestre)
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- Picture taken from the Almudena cathedral in Madrid shows a huge smoke column caused by a fire in an uncontrolled dump near the town of Sesena, on May 13, 2016. A huge waste ground near Madrid where millions of tyres have been dumped was on fire today, releasing a thick black cloud of toxic fumes that officials worry could harm residents nearby. (AFP Photo/Gerard Julien)
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- A seaplane discharges water over the tyres burning in an uncontrolled dump near the town of Sesena, after a fire brokeout early on May 13, 2016. A huge waste ground near Madrid where millions of tyres have been dumped was on fire today, releasing a thick black cloud of toxic fumes that officials worry could harm residents nearby. (AFP Photo/Pedro Armestre)
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- Tyres burn in an uncontrolled dump near the town of Sesena, after a fire brokeout early on May 13, 2016. A huge waste ground near Madrid where millions of tyres have been dumped was on fire today, releasing a thick black cloud of toxic fumes that officials worry could harm residents nearby. (AFP Photo/Pedro Armestre)
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- Billowing black smoke rises from behind large housing blocks in Sesena, central Spain, Friday, May 13, 2016. A massive fire is raging at a sprawling tire dump in a town near Madrid, sending a spectacular cloud of thick black smoke into the air that’s visible for at least 30 kilometers (20 miles). Ten teams of firefighters are trying to put out the blaze at the tire dump in the town of Sesena, still raging more than 10 hours after it started. (AP Photo/Paul White)
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