![]() ![]() ![]() We definitely did not want that mess next to our schools and homes after hearing about the disaster at General Iron.Ĭalifornia and Minnesota have taken big steps to protect communities from dangerous facilities. The owners of the car-crushing and metal-shredding facility said that the community’s concerns were exaggerated and that their facility was perfectly safe.Īs part of the facility went up in flames after the explosion, our fears and the years of outrage from Lincoln Park residents were undeniably on display. Those explosions and fires were a turning point. Almost two years ago, as Chicago Southeast Siders were fiercely opposing the plans to relocate General Iron from the wealthy Lincoln Park area to our working-class community, we received news about a series of explosions and a fire at the General Iron facility. ![]()
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