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MPR News with Angela Davis
Angela Davis and Katie Moritz

What did the Becker recycling plant fire do to air quality?

A truck drives past a pile of cars.
So much water was used to fight the fire at Northern Metal Recycling that it eventually had to be brought in from elsewhere to prevent stress on Becker's system.
Paul Middlestaedt for MPR News file

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A pile of junked cars at the metal recycling plant in Becker burned for most of last week as more than 100 fire departments helped to fight the fire. As of Saturday, it was finally out. But, for the people of Becker and towns downwind from the blaze, questions of air and water safety remain.

MPR News reporter Kirsti Marohn has been covering the story from the beginning. She joined Angela Davis in the studio to talk about the incident and what’s next.

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