Voronoi Diagrams and Toxic Waste Dump Problem

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I am struggling to understand/believe the idea that the center of the largest empty circle or optimal location for a "toxic waste dump" on a Voronoi diagram is on a vertex. For example, if I have a Voronoi diagram with sites $A=(1,3), B=(6,4), C= (6,1)$ the Toxic Waste Dump problem tells me that the optimal location for a toxic waste dump would be at the vertex $(3.7, 2.5)$.
What I have read of the Toxic Waste Dump problem is that it tells you the optimal place to put a waste dump so that it is 1. furthest from all existing site 2. not closest to any one particular site.

I understand that it is "fair" to place it on the vertex, but I don't see how that maximizes the distance. In the example above, why shouldn't the waste dump be placed at $(2.5, 8.5)$?
This point is equidistant from $A$ and $B$ (it lies on their edge) and is further from both $A$ and $B$ than the vertex is.

Any help explaining this would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!