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A fire smolders Wastelsite off Route 171 near Oak Avenue. | submitted photo

A fire smolders at the Wasteland site off Route 171 near Oak Avenue. | submitted photo

A Lockport firefighter douses fire Wastelsite off Route 171 near Oak Avenue. | submitted photo

A Lockport firefighter douses a fire at the Wasteland site off Route 171 near Oak Avenue. | submitted photo

Smoke issues from fire Wastelsite former dump off Route 171 Lockport Township. | submitted photo

Smoke issues from a fire at the Wasteland site, a former dump off Route 171 in Lockport Township. | submitted photo

Heavy equipment was used clear path fires Wastelsite. | submitted photo

Heavy equipment was used to clear a path to fires at the Wasteland site. | submitted photo

Firefighter/paramedic Nick Rymut (left) Lt. Jim Grady (right) with Lockport Township Fire ProtectiDistrict sit Rescue 5 as they spray water

Firefighter/paramedic Nick Rymut (left) and Lt. Jim Grady (right), with the Lockport Township Fire Protection District, sit in Rescue 5 as they spray water at the Wasteland II site Tuesday, July 17, 2012, in Lockport Township. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

Firefighter/paramedic Nick Rymut (left) unlocks gate as Lt. Jim Grady (right) both with Lockport Township Fire ProtectiDistrict climbs inRescue 5

Firefighter/paramedic Nick Rymut (left) unlocks a gate as Lt. Jim Grady (right), both with the Lockport Township Fire Protection District, climbs into Rescue 5 as they prepare to spray water at the Wasteland II site Tuesday, July 17, 2012, in Lockport Township. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

Firefighter/paramedic Nick Rymut (left) Lt. Jim Grady (not pictured) with Lockport Township Fire ProtectiDistrict sit Rescue 5 as they spray

Firefighter/paramedic Nick Rymut (left) and Lt. Jim Grady (not pictured), with the Lockport Township Fire Protection District, sit in Rescue 5 as they spray water at the Wasteland II site Tuesday, July 17, 2012, in Lockport Township. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

Lt. Jim Grady with Lockport Township Fire ProtectiDistrict drives Rescue 5 WastelII site before spraying water Tuesday July 17 2012

Lt. Jim Grady, with the Lockport Township Fire Protection District, drives Rescue 5 to the Wasteland II site before spraying water Tuesday, July 17, 2012, in Lockport Township. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

Firefighter/paramedic Nick Rymut Lt. Jim Grady (both not pictured) with Lockport Township Fire ProtectiDistrict sit Rescue 5 as they spray

Firefighter/paramedic Nick Rymut and Lt. Jim Grady (both not pictured), with the Lockport Township Fire Protection District, sit in Rescue 5 as they spray water at the Wasteland II site Tuesday, July 17, 2012, in Lockport Township. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

Firefighter/paramedic Nick Rymut (left) walks back Rescue 5 after directing driver Lt. Jim Grady (not pictured) both with Lockport Township

Firefighter/paramedic Nick Rymut (left) walks back to Rescue 5 after directing driver Lt. Jim Grady (not pictured), both with the Lockport Township Fire Protection District, as they turn around after spraying water at the Wasteland II site Tuesday, July 17, 2012, in Lockport Township. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

Smoke rises WastelII site Tuesday July 17 2012 Lockport Township. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

Smoke rises at the Wasteland II site Tuesday, July 17, 2012, in Lockport Township. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

LOCKPORT TOWNSHIP — The stench of rotting garbage. Holes of smoke and flames opening in the ground. It could not possibly have a better name than Wasteland. The 6.5-acre site off Route 171 near Oak Avenue was closed as a landfill 30 years ago, but …