Tonawanda Coke’s on Fire

Tonawanda Coke just won’t stop.

Today I got a call that an ally over at the Wastewater treatment plant could see flames coming from the plant.

So I hopped in my car. Sure enough, I could see the dark smoke from Riverside.

I sat there for about 20 minutes. Even with the wind blowing away from Kaufman Ave, it stunk.

I met up with Kathy Ryan and together we discovered the flames coming from the plant.

Apparently, the plant had an exhaust failure. That’s a fancy way of saying the gases didn’t make it to the right places to be taken care of safely. Instead, the ovens were opened and the gas was set on fire and vent right into the atmosphere.

I spoke with the DEC, they say the problem will be fixed by 1:00PM.

Did you see this? Did you smell it? Report it to the DEC by calling 851-7200. The more people that call, the stronger our case. Enough is enough!