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Officials Assign Cleanup Responsibility in Westly, Calif., Tire Fire.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, September, 1999 by Marshall, Scott

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Sep. 29 -- Edward Filbin will get the bill for the cleanup of the Westley tire fire, a federal official said Tuesday.

Filbin, who has denied ownership of the pile of 7 million tires that caught fire last week, and his attorney met with federal officials on Monday, said Dan Shane of the federal Environment Protection Agency.

The EPA has issued a notice to Filbin, which says he is "the potentially responsible party" for the cleanup and contends that he owns the tire pile, officials say. Filbin issued a statement last week saying he sold it years ago.

Under the notice Filbin was invited to participate in the cleanup, but he responded late Monday that he cannot, Shane said. However, Filbin said he was...

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