Massive Fire Rips Through Texas Industrial Park
Tyler Durden
Wed, 08/19/2020 – 10:30
A massive fire broke out at an industrial center in Grand Prairie, west of Dallas, in the overnight hours, flames could be seen for miles, as the fire continues to rage on Wednesday morning.
The latest update from #GrandPrairie:
A high-tension power line fell into flammable plastic materials near the Poly-America building creating a long wall fire that will likely burn until tomorrow.#IAmUp pic.twitter.com/sgp3Bh0i7X
— Chris Sadeghi (@chrissadeghi) August 19, 2020
Bill Murphy, Assistant Chief with the Grand Prairie Fire Department, told NBC DFW, the fire was sparked around midnight when overhanging powerlines fell onto a stack of plastic sheets at the Poly-America facility in the 2000 block of West Marshall Drive.
Live-Video von @News4SA ansehen: Grand Prairie Fire https://t.co/g9YZwvlReB
— DiegoNicol2 (@DiegoNicol2) August 19, 2020
“The materials ignited and spread throughout the storage area,” Murphy said. Several rail cars caught on fire and support towers for electricity lines are expected to collapse or have already as the heat from the fire has been intense.
#BREAKING – Crews are currently working a large warehouse fire in Grand Prairie –> https://t.co/UnITlVfnbh pic.twitter.com/k1Nb8WgBPk
— NBC DFW (@NBCDFW) August 19, 2020
The inferno could be seen from miles away, and local media reports explosions were heard.
The National Weather Service said the plume of smoke was so large that radars were able to capture it.
Our #radar captured the #smoke plume from the #GrandPrairie industrial #fire. #dfwwx #txwx #polyethylene pic.twitter.com/OjQR21LohY
— NWS Fort Worth (@NWSFortWorth) August 19, 2020
Poly-America makes plastic bags, trash bags, drop cloths, sheeting, vapor barrier film, shrink film, agriculture film, and other plastic products.
A couple of months ago, we noted the plastics industry was in freefall…
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