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Holiday In Wales There were no flames, no smoke, no warning. Almost seven years ago, a 16-year-old bird hunter stepped onto a dusty-looking pile of grape pulp and sank into a pit of smoldering 500-degree mash. Phillip Hickle, then a sophomore at Prosser High School, would somehow manage to drag himself out, but he lost both legs from severe burns.

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Holiday Wales "The top of this pile, it was kind of leveled out -- like a draw that had been filled in," said Prosser Fire Chief Doug Merritt, recalling his visit to the site with a fire investigator on Oct. 25, 1996, the day after the accident. "The top is kind of hard. You can walk on it, and all of the sudden we both broke through. It was extremely hot."

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Caravan Holiday In Wales Fruit juice companies Seneca Foods Corp. of Marion, N.Y., and Milne Fruit Products of Prosser had for years contracted with Whitney Farms to haul away and dispose of the mash -- grape skins, pulp, seeds and vine -- left from their processing plants.

Camping Holiday Wales The material was dumped in large pits and covered with soil. As it decomposed, spontaneous combustion would ignite the material. It smoldered at temperatures as high as 507 degrees.

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Accommodation Holiday Wales There had been complaints to both state and local agencies about the decomposing fruit waste piles, and the state Department of Ecology had been pressuring the two companies for years to dispose of the material in a licensed landfill.

Holiday Last Minute Wales Although the practice of using fruit waste as fertilizer is an old one, the key to safe management of the mash is to keep the piles no more than a few inches deep and apply it to the land fairly quickly, said Rick Dawson, supervisor of the land-use waste and water section for the Benton-Franklin Health District in Kennewick.

Catering Holiday Self Wales Even material at permitted compost facilities must be carefully managed in an effort to prevent fires, he said.

Holiday Wales Walking "This was entirely different," contends Rick Kimbrough, the Grandview lawyer representing the Hickle family. "A huge accumulation of this material was in ... one concentrated spot. In some places, this waste was maybe 15 feet deep, covering a two- to three-acre area."

Family Holiday Wales Hickle was severely burned over more than 55% of his body. He spent almost nine months in Seattle hospitals and had at least 10 surgeries.

Holiday Riding Wales A young pheasant hunter, Jon LeClaire, then 21, said he fell into the waste pit several days before Hickle's accident. LeClaire suffered second- and third-degree burns and was treated at a hospital.

Adventure Holiday Wales Hickle's family sued both Whitney and the juice producers. Whitney settled for $1 million.

Holiday Park South Wales In arguments before the state Supreme Court last year, lawyers for the juice producers contended that they should not be held responsible for Whitney Farms' failure to properly manage the grape mash. They also contended that fruit waste wasn't specifically designated as hazardous by the state.

Cottage Holiday Wales In a 5-4 ruling earlier this month, the Supreme Court disagreed, saying the waste was covered by the state's Hazardous Waste Management Act.

Holiday In Wales The ruling clears the way for the Hickles to return to court and press their suit against Seneca and Milne.

Holiday Wales David Jacobi, a Seattle lawyer representing Seneca, was out of the country and unavailable for comment, his office said. Theodore Preg, a Seattle lawyer representing Milne, did not return a call seeking comment.

Cottage Holiday In Wales As a teenager, Hickle was a snowboarder, a swimmer and a drummer in the high school band. He had planned to enter the military.

Caravan Holiday In Wales Doctors told the family then that if he had not been in such good physical condition the outcome could have been worse. Calluses on his hands from weightlifting may have saved his fingers.

Camping Holiday Wales Now, Hickle uses a wheelchair and lives with his grandparents outside Prosser. He graduated from high school and has taken some courses at Columbia Basin College.

Accommodation Holiday Wales He did not want to be interviewed, Kimbrough said.

Holiday Last Minute Wales By Linda Ashton
Associated Press - 3/30/2003

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