Expert issues warning after plastic fire spreads plume of black smoke through city: 'We need to be concerned'

Expert issues warning after plastic fire spreads plume of black smoke through city: 'We need to be concerned'

An ominous plume of black smoke was visible "for miles" after plastic at an Ogden, Utah, railyard caught fire, KSTU reports. What's happening? On the afternoon of Tuesday, Aug. 26, firefighters responded to what they first believed was a "grass fire." However, authorities quickly realized that the conflagration was fueled by something far more toxic than dry brush.  A railyard's plastic construction pipe debris was burning, releasing dark, acrid…

'We need to be concerned' - Finnoexpert

An ominous plume of black smoke was visible “for miles” after plastic at an Ogden, Utah, railyard caught fire, KSTU reports. What’s happening? On the afternoon of Tuesday, Aug. 26, firefighters responded to what they first believed was a “grass fire.” However, authorities quickly realized that the conflagration was fueled by something far more toxic than dry brush. A railyard’s plastic construction pipe debris was burning, releasing dark, acrid …