These photos courtesy of the Patterson Irrigator newspaper.
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Pre fire aerial photos spring 1999. 
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In two of the photos, a green pond can be seen which now contains oil.  The first photo shows I-5 in the background.  All three photos are facing approximately southeast.


This photo shows the conveyer used to transport tires up to the tire burning plant in the foreground left.  The area where the tires are prepared to be loaded on the conveyer is just in front of the flames.

In this photo, firemen spray water over the fire in early hours of effort.  All photos were taken on Wednesday shortly after the fire started.

This photo shows a group of cargo trailers being menaced by the flames. It is presumed these trailers have burned and may have contained tires newly delivered to the site.


This is a wider angle photo of the previous photo showing the size of the area.

All photos were taken by Editor Ron Swift.