Posted on 03/16/2022 12:23:19 PM PDT by C210N
HENDRICKS COUNTY — Crews are battling a massive fire at a Walmart distribution center Wednesday afternoon in Hendricks County.
The Plainfield Fire Territory confirms the fire at the distribution center on AllPoints Parkway.
The Brownsburg Fire Department said this is now a 5-alarm fire.
Walmart had 1,000 employees inside at the time the fire broke out, Plainfield Police Department Deputy Chief Joe Aldridge said.
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Huge with lots of black smoke
There goes Walmart’s carbon credits
VIDEO: Massive fire engulfs Walmart distribution center near Indianapolis
https://rumble.com/vxlgl5-massive-fire-engulfs-walmart-distribution-center-near-indianapolis.html
1000 employees and they couldn’t work together to put out a fire???
That is huge.
Walmart can afford it. Not sure the supply chain can afford it though.
D*** Russians!
With all that smoke, I’m not sure even firefighters can put it out, though they would certainly be better equipped than the employees would be. I’m assuming you are being sarcastic thought. 🙂
What the heck caught on fire?
There is plenty of flammable stuff in Wally-world warehouse, but I figure there are fire suppression measures - sprinklers, etc.
What the heck were they storing, tires?
What state?
A state of confusion?
5.56mm
Indiana
Right now news is saying just about every fire department in central Indiana is responding and they are facing a water shortage
I built a lot of stuff for WalMart Corporation. They usually have well specified fire sprinkler systems. This looks like one big fire — surprising to me.
Lots of distribution centers burning down around the world... look at Taiwan... just something to think about.
Hendricks County...Plainfield...AllPoints Parkway...Brownsburg
OK, I’ll bite.
Damn...there go our Peloton exercise bikes!
defensive mode..lucky they were in the vicinity training
https://fox59.com/indiana-news/walmart-distribution-center-catches-fire-near-indianapolis-airport/
ATF sending investigators. Might be standard practice for this kind of event.
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