Hot garbage: Salt Lake County’s landfill catches fire

A fire ignited early Wednesday at the Salt Lake County landfill, and it could smoke for days.Firefighters received the call at 1:06 a.m., said Salt Lake City Fire Department Capt. Adam Archuleta. Flames were visible at what is formally called the Salt Lake Valley Landfill, 6030 W. California Ave. (1300 South).Firefighters sprayed water to keep the blaze contained until landfill workers could drive heavy equipment to move earth and more garbage and smother the flames, Archuleta said.The flames ha