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Crews battle landfill fire for 11 hours in Lewiston

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LEWISTON, N.Y. (WKBW) — The Lewiston Fire Department and crews from around Niagara County spent nearly 11 hours battling a fire at Modern Landfill.

  • Flames broke out around midnight Sunday morning in a pile of rubber tires
  • It was finally extinguished just before 11 a.m.
Crews working to battle the blaze at the landfill
Crews working to battle the blaze at the landfill

No firefighters were injured.

A Landfill employee was taken to the hospital but has been released.