Massive Walmart warehouse catches fire, smoke seen for miles | USA TODAY

Officials say the massive smoke cloud from the Walmart distribution fire could potentially send toxic debris into the sky.

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Large plumes of thick smoke soared into the air in Plainfield, Indiana, on Wednesday after a 1.2 million-square-foot Walmart distribution center caught fire. The structure fire began around 1 p.m. Wednesday, according to a Facebook post from the Avon Police Department. The building was fully engulfed in flames by the time fire authorities arrived.

Smoke from the fire could be seen from miles away — and even on satellite imagery — as the fire grew in the town near the Indianapolis International Airport. One firefighter suffered minor injuries while fighting the fire but was treated and released back to the scene, Plainfield Fire Chief Brent Anderson said.

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32 comments

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  1. Nice firewalls and sprinkler system Walmart !!!! Where’d you get them ? China ? Or did you use your influence of job creations to get exempted ?

  2. This will be an excuse to raise prices even though the cost of repairing this building or even rebuilding it will be pocket change for Walmart. There is always an excuse for billionaire businesses to price gouge poor people. The gas prices for say. The IRS should tax gouge Opec and everyone else responsible for price gouging the gas prices.

    Wait for the Walmart price hikes. Poor people will pay to fix the billionaires warehouse.

    Hope all the employees were able to escape safely.

    1. That’s true the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, God’s in control
      How are you doing today?

  3. This is Arson. Why would that place be burnt from left to right,entire building 👷‍♂️ 😕

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  5. *The alcohol tobacco firearms explosives (ATF) will be handling the investigation as to what caused the structural fire.* 🔥🔥🔥🔥🚒🚒🚒🚒

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