Old Toxic Waste Burning Pits

Long trenches that are now filled in but were once used for burning hazardous materials. During the 70's and 80's the workers at Area 51 were exposed to Jet Fuel toxins like JP7. Supposedly old computer parts were also burned in trenches. The workers were ordered to go into the trenches and mix up the material and were only allowed to wear protection up to their waist. Helen Frost, whose husband Robert died in 1988 from the fumes, filed a lawsuit against the government in 1996 but the case was dismissed by the judge because the government could neither confirm nor deny the allegations, and it was also stated that the base is exempt from any environmental laws. President Bush recently resigned the Executive Order exempting the base from these restrictions.