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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Seems it’s not quite under control at this hour, but getting there.
Saw a local news report, the fire chief said there were a lot of tires and clothes.
“ATF sending investigators. Might be standard practice for this kind of event.”
Yes, it is standard now. Large fires now have ATF investigate. I forget the trigger points but it as in the past 15 years or so the federal law was created.
Nobody is inside and they are putting in water from the upwind side.
My daughter lives in Noblesville, about 40 miles northeast of the fire and said they can see the smoke plume. Winds have been from the southwest all day.
Noblesville is a nice place. We live in Danville. Whenever we go to the airport, we drive right past that facility.
Hope walmart were up to date with their insurance payments.
Is walmart self-insured?
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