A massive fire in a plastics recycling plant near Richmond, Indiana, is spewing toxic smoke into the air, forcing residents to evacuate their homes. NBC News’ Ron Allen explains what could have caused the fire and whether firefighters have managed to contain the blaze.
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#Fire #Indiana #Toxic
Government depopulation ….
CIA has been busy.
An enemy, probably the left, is destroying our country from the inside and salting the earth with chemicals. When will we fight back?
There seems to be FIRES SET ON PURPOSE…. Poisoning water , the air , food supplies AT THIS POINT YOU MUST KNOW THIS IS NOT ACCIDENTAL……
Hope everyone is enjoying their view of corporations destroying the planet!
could be someone set fire on purpose? FBI should investigate people from our enemy countries such Russia, Iran or China。
Not a word about those down wind on air quality concerns..
Can here it now.
Be
Breaking… don’t breath the air… thank you!
So the US EPA is monitoring this situation closely and that’s a lot of help with the toxic air emission. We are the government, we are here to help you.
Stricter regulation may have prevented this disaster from ever happening in the first place, but do go on…
More Obama “Scorched America” policy.
Step 1 : spread a deadly virus creating a pandemic to gain more lawful control
Step 2 : poison the crops and destroy food sources/ chains..
Step 3: ??
22 hours😮
BiDumb’s intelligence agencies are more concerned with parents who protest ped___philia in schools and swatting pro-Lifers with 20-30 armed agents.
So your complaining about Biden arresting pedophiles? Gotta luv that brain of yours 😆
It’s the 🎈’s fault
This happened here in easton. 7 chemical plants. They told us our air was good. My dogs been throwing up for a week
Still no help for the residents of East Palestine, Ohio?
Biden’s ~ “Build Back Better “
At this point I welcome the toxic waste subtracting down the clock to our extinction event. Next week we should do another oil spill.
Oil spills are so 80s though… It’ll probably be a cyber-attack, like the “Cyber Polygon” exercise they ran.
Where are the climate protesters?
Fact is that putting out a fire like that is almost impossible. And dumping tons of water on it will result in some very toxic compounds forming.
As to asbestos, it won’t hurt you if you touch it. It’s best thing asbestos dust that gets you.
Wish you’d get your facts right.
THIS IS ALL BECAUSE OF TRUMP, HE ROLLED BACK ALL THE OSHA REQUIREMENTS… look it up.
A black guy…..dont mow your yard because of asbestos on your lawn and plants……the fire didn’t spread 😂😂😂😂. What a fukn moron. At least all the tolerance boxes were checked 😂😂😂. Lester holt would never be given a line that moronic 😂😂😂
Yeah, maybe the fire is contained, however the toxic smoke and fumes are going everywhere in the atmosphere. Idiots.
Rump caused all of this possible thanks to his pull back on safety regulations.
😂😂😂 because Biden hasn’t had over 2 years of control right?? Right!!????
You can always spot a TDS sufferer because they can’t spell Trump’s name correctly. They are incapable, or maybe they think it’s clever, either way, thanks for outing yourself as a moron.
And they wonder why the rest of the Midwest hates their state
Every house iss a fire hazard. 🔥
Here we go AGAIN!
It’s funny how democrats continue poisoning the American people with these fires. First in Ohio and now with this.
Truly shameful
Yeah but….buy an electric car to help save the enviroment 😂
One after the other after the other after the other…America is going down. Who is behind this?
The same people Kanye talked about.
As an Ohio resident, I have to say: WTF is wrong with Indiana!! Your toxic fume is polluting our state! Get your sh!t together and this is completely avoidable.
Funny how the news doesn’t mention that the city owns 13.5 out of the 14 acres where this massive fire is.
Is this a red county?
Terrorists inside USA causing all this and media no investigation
Toxic bc plastic is petroleum based. Knew beforehand it is a fire hazard they should have shut it down until they resolved that issue
When will they admit these are attacks.
good job trumpists…..
Do you know what’s not a problem? The EPA sitting on their collective hands. I’m sure this does nothing to affect people’s health and the area’s real estate values.
Let me guess the outcome of any investigation. Equipment failure of systems not inspected in years. You know, who could have known?
Somebody charging for recycling and it ain’t getting recycled if it’s piled up
Democrats literally have the country burning. Between train derailments and leftwing extremists, they’re practically environment terrorists.
We are under attack, better get prepared 😉
This fire is not contained. That black smoke will cause problems. Toxic chemicals. Why were they not shut down? The smoke has asbestos in it. That will go all over the place .
You know how this is fake news? Because we don’t recycle plastic in America. We send it abroad
Typical Red State no regulation or safety , Enjoy Red run states !
Extremely toxic.
Did this happen in a heavily conservative population like in Palestine Ohio. Or does it look like maybe the JOBAMA regime didn’t have anything to do with this one. It does look like another one of their punishing the population exercises AKA poisoning the people
DEAR GOD PLEASE HAVE MERCY ON ALL THE PEOPLE, ANIMALS ,& BIRDS,FISH,& PLANT LIFE….AND PLEASE HELP ALL INVOLED TO GET THE HELP THEY NEED.❤ LOVE & PRAYERS IN CHRIST JESUS HOLY NAME AND PERFECT BLOOD SACRIFICE AMEN 🙏❤.
Hey I just realized I was watching Nazi Broadcasting Corporation, you guys have been peddling the propaganda so long you may be successful in creating the fourth Reich here in the United
This is not coincidence. USA are getting harder and harder every day to maintain it’s infrastructure secure. Lack of Resources?
America has fallen.
That thick, black smoke looks just like the skies above 🇨🇳. Hmmmm….
carful plastic burn= cancer
Trisha Takinawa?
We Hoosiers have been bearing the burden of a GOP supermajority of state legislatures for years. They are unconscionable fascist bigots just as horrendous as compared to Texas, Tennessee, and Florida GOP leaders. They are just working to remain more “low key” to give the impression of not being “extreme.” This makes them more underhanded and dangerous. Their claim to “business friendly” policies equates to oppressed citizens. They try to be calm, doing the same things as the aforementioned states with a smile on their face. Beware of Pence. The same bigotry and fascism goes unopposed by him, making him just as culpable. Did he speak out or oppose the scheming he was privy to leading up to January 6th? Or did he “let” it evolve trying to manipulate the action to make himself look “better” than the former president so he could survive political fallout and try to seek the presidency? GOP is the party of bigotry and fascism.
Here we go again. This is getting mighty suspicious.
God bless all that are breathing that toxic material.
Really 😳you’re not able to control the fires? Where is your sky aircraft ? What’s the government plan what they have decided to do GOD knows 😤
EPA is rigged !
Not a coincidence
Nope, but it might be a “Cohencidence”…
A Country can not fall from without first falling from within…….
Demographics are destiny. In less than 50 years, we’ll be South Africa 2.0
Thank you US government and their conglomerates….
Another PLANNED catastrophe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Gotta flush them into 15 minute “SMART CITIES” laced with 5G somehow! Wake up sheeps!!!
The 15 minute cities will be the only unpoisoned areas.
You’re not wrong, but your avatar is the reason we’re suffering these “Cohencidences”…
@Wesley Swafford One in 500 notice, Bravo, well-done. Know and advertise the enemy.
FU@KING country is falling a part…..starting with the Boarder……WE WANT TRUMP
our grandkids are doomed
Maybe not, my Daughter is only 6, and she’s Based. She’s not going to put up with Clown World, and will likely raise traditional, White children of her own. Our Grandkids are going to ride the pendulum as it swings all the way back to full-Fascism, otherwise, they will be doomed.
The smoke is definitely NOT contained.
What a mess. Another one.
The owner should be locked up for negligence. None of these greedy corporations will do what they need to do unless we hold them to account.
Biden is busy sleeping or getting lost 😂
this is fine. . .
Wow, just one thing after another. I’m sure it has nothing to do with retaliation for our attack on the Nordstream pipeline, or our involvement with Ukraine, or any of the other countless things we’ve done to screw other countries.
Looks like Jeff Buttgouger didn’t learn anything from the derailment in Ohio. Biden is doing his best to burn down America. Like I said to a homosexual group in Marion, OHiO, “very thing you have touched and polluted will be done away with and it will be by your own hand and you will have no one to blame but yourselves.
Anything can always be a lot worse. So obviously we can get rid of more regulations.
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Imagine how much more of a meme Ohio would be if this happened in Ohio🤣🤣
it basically did, Richmond is right on the ohio line i live here
Well they’re screwed forever now. No real health care available in the US, but they’ll all get a $100 Walmart Gift Card, and forced to move back in to their toxic soot covered bank owned properties or go to profit prison for being homeless. Think how special their children will be. Have the cops managed to murder any of them yet?
Nothing to see move along. Everything’s under control. The water and air is fine.
They are bringing the USA down. These problems are not problems, they are attacks on our way of life.
Welcome to the New World Order.
Another toxic town.
I smell tuna 🐽
Jesus Christ is God and IM KARMA:)
ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww😱
Why don’t they use helicopters use water buckets to dump on the fire?
See how dangerous recycling really is 😂
Drop water by plane
.#zZz#.⚡⬆️⬇️💀☢☣ХОРОШО ГОРИТ ЭКСПЕРЕМЕНТ ИНДИАНА???!.💀💀💀💀😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂😂😂😂⚫⚫⚫⚫💀💀💀⚡⚡⚡
So tired of the republican party beating the drum for less regulation and safety
Seth Smith is in so much trouble
Pray.for.the.people.in.this.state.
Its ok , open borders are fine . No way terrorist can get here ….train derailments , fires, food services disruppted …nothing to see here ….yet again
Pretty soon won’t need drugs to get high, just grab some fresh air… Lol
Well. The plastics is recycled now
🤔
I just wonder how’s behind all these “incidents”?
Chernobyl all over again! 😡
Anything for the bourgeois industry and the control of the working-class people, right Americans?
The important thing is, how will we blame this on Trump?
the fire is contained ya what about all the toxic smoke!??
The Fire Chief brags about “Saving the concrete foundation.” Fire the Chief and bring in a Chemical bomber. The Fire Chief watches as the entire town if poisoned and evacuated, and calls this a success? WTH? Jesus wept.
American 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Where is our White House President & VP.
Voters wake up.!!!!!
Important to go oversee!!!!!
Wake up American 🇺🇸
Our Country is on Fire & Chaos.!!!!
Fox bless us all