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Making Progress: Century Burns About One-Half Of 2016 Tornado Debris
March 25, 2017
In just over a week, the Town of Century has burned about one-half of the vegetative debris that was left behind when an EF-3 tornado that ripped through town on February 15, 2016.
The downed trees were transported to an empty lot in the town’s industrial park. Piles were created for burning out of about 800 dump truck loads of trees and other vegetative debris from the tornado.
The first of those piles was burned Tuesday, March 14. Town employees are burning the piles under permits issued daily from the Florida Forest Service.
Pictured: Piles of 2016 tornado debris remaining to be burned in the Century Industrial Park on Friday afternoon, March 24, 2017. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
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One Response to “Making Progress: Century Burns About One-Half Of 2016 Tornado Debris”
Is it normal to burn debris like this? It seems counter to the idea of sequestering carbon and reducing pollution.