Backyard Incinerator

We had one in SoCal when I was growing up. I remember when they got outlawed and it was torn down, except the concrete slab is sat on remained.
Our house was one of 5 residences on the same property without any separating fences. Only one incinerator for all five.
I remember my mom getting upset when she would hang the wet laundry on the clothesline to dry and someone would burn something in the incinerator and the clothes ended up either smelling like smoke or with both smoke and ashes.