A massive day-long fire at a plastic factory in the Dallas area on Wednesday sent a dense column of toxic black smoke across North Texas before firefighters were able to contain it, firefighters said.
There were no reports of injuries sustained Tuesday afternoon blazing at the Poly-America complex in Grand Prairie, authorities said. No evacuations were ordered, but people with underlying health conditions were asked to avoid the area.
The Texas Commission for Environmental Quality and Grand Prairie Officials continuously monitors air quality conditions, God said. Greg Abbott in a statement, and assesses area residents to include advice and local officials.
Firefighters initially thought the fire would burn on Thursday. By 4pm on Wednesday, however, officials issued a statement saying the flames were contained and that the fire was expected to be extinguished Wednesday night.
“These are rolls of plastic leaks, enormous rolls, and they are sometimes stacked eight feet high. Plastic is hard to lay out and it will just burn.”
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Firefighters believe the fire started when a power line fell at midnight Tuesday near an area where plastic rollers were stored, causing them to catch fire, said assistant firefighter Bill Murphy. “These are rolls of plastic leaks, huge rolls, and they are sometimes stacked eight feet high. Plastic is hard to lay out and it will just burn,” he said.
Headquartered in Grand Prairie, Poly-America specializes in products made of polyethylene, such as garbage bags, drop cloths and plastic sheets, according to the company’s website.
