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Philadelphia’s junkyards are a dumpster fire

A spectacular fire last month in Kensington drew attention to the issues surrounding the junkyards that are plentiful in Philadelphia. They are hard to regulate, and here's why.

Metal is loaded onto a truck at a junkyard at 2200 East Somerset Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Wednesday August 1, 2018.
Metal is loaded onto a truck at a junkyard at 2200 East Somerset Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Wednesday August 1, 2018.Read moreDAVID SWANSON