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Air Quality Monitoring Following Diesel Fire

(The Dalles, OR) -- The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and the Environmental Protection Agency have set up air monitors in The Dalles following a diesel fire last week. A tank at the AmeriTies West plant caught fire after it was cleaned. An explosion in the tank injured two firefighters. The monitors are checking for particulate matter and volatile organic compounds. The investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing.

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