UPDATED: 8/19/20
Grand Prairie, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A massive fire at the Poly America plant in Grand Prairie will likely continue to burn throughout the day and tomorrow. Officials have encouraged residents in the area to self-evacuate as fumes coming from the blaze could be harmful to anyone who suffers from breathing problems, according to Grand Prairie Asst. Fire Chief Bill Murray.
The blaze broke out sometime before midnight along an area of pallets and rail cars outside the facility.
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Grand Prairie, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Multiple fire crews are on the scene of a massive fire burning at the Poly America plant on Marshall Drive off of Route 161 in Grand Prairie; it’s believed that two rail cars are burning. Employees inside the facility were evacuated.
The fire spans the length of two football fields according WFAA-TV.
Crews are monitoring a potentially critical situation with electrical tower towers in the area. Firefighters are concerned that the towers which stand up to 60 feet tall could fall, bringing down power lines a mile in each direction.
Poly America’s website says it produces several products in the polyethylene family.
(Copyright 2020 WBAP/KLIF 24/7 News. This report contains material from the WFAA-TV)