{"id":25353,"date":"2020-08-19T12:20:43","date_gmt":"2020-08-19T16:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=25353"},"modified":"2020-08-19T12:21:49","modified_gmt":"2020-08-19T16:21:49","slug":"was-this-dallas-plastics-fire-started-by-an-arsonist-in-response-to-the-beirut-bombing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=25353","title":{"rendered":"Was this Dallas &#8216;plastics fire&#8217; started by an arsonist in response to the Beirut bombing?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Massive Fire Rips Through Texas Industrial Park<\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->ZeroHedge.com<\/p>\n<p>A massive fire broke out at an industrial center in\u00a0Grand Prairie,\u00a0west of Dallas, in the overnight hours, flames could be seen for miles, as the fire continues to rage on\u00a0Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1296059306736005120&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fmarkets%2Fmassive-fire-rips-through-texas-industrial-park&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=223fc1c4%3A1596143124634&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1296059306736005120\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Bill Murphy, Assistant Chief with the Grand Prairie Fire Department, told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcdfw.com\/news\/local\/large-warehouse-fire-in-grand-prairie\/2428491\/\">NBC DFW<\/a>, the fire was sparked around midnight when\u00a0overhanging powerlines fell onto a stack of plastic sheets\u00a0at the\u00a0Poly-America facility in the 2000 block of West Marshall Drive.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__wrapper-element\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1296032266838315010&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fmarkets%2Fmassive-fire-rips-through-texas-industrial-park&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=223fc1c4%3A1596143124634&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1296032266838315010\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The materials ignited and spread throughout the storage area,&#8221; Murphy said. Several rail cars caught on fire and support towers for\u00a0electricity lines are expected to collapse or have already as the heat from the fire has been intense.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1295981288164384769&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fmarkets%2Fmassive-fire-rips-through-texas-industrial-park&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=223fc1c4%3A1596143124634&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1295981288164384769\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The inferno could be seen from miles away, and local media reports explosions were heard.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__wrapper-element\"><\/div>\n<p><a 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data-entity-uuid=\"28d991d5-5c1c-4dc4-89e2-5896087784c9\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0National Weather Service said the plume of smoke was so large that radars were able to capture it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-3\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-3&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1296038755472572420&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fmarkets%2Fmassive-fire-rips-through-texas-industrial-park&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=223fc1c4%3A1596143124634&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1296038755472572420\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad__wrapper-element\"><\/div>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a 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