Fort Lauderdale settles incinerator case for $18 million

It was poison ground, where children played and backyard gardens grew and toxic ash filled the air. And now, 13 years after residents in the predominantly black neighborhood struck back with a lawsuit against the city, Fort Lauderdale is finally ready to make reparations for a municipal incinerator that began spewing contaminants a century ago. Settling the “Baby Wingate” lawsuit will cost …