Firefighters are battling a large fire at a Texas plastics manufacturing facility. The blaze broke out at the Poly-America complex in Grand Prairie, just west of Dallas around 1 am Wednesday.
The Grand Prairie Fire Department said the fire was caused by high-tension power lines falling into the plastic inventory.
“This is going to be burning late into tomorrow,” Grand Prairie Assistant Fire Chief Bill Murphy said during a Wednesday morning press conference. “These are rolls of plastic sheeting, huge rolls, and they’re stacked sometimes eight feet high. Plastic is hard to put out and it’s just gonna burn.”
So far, there have been no injuries reported and no evacuation orders issued. However, authorities are recommending anyone with underlying health conditions stay away.
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Poly-America is headquartered in Grand Prairie and specializes in products made from polyethylene, such as trash bags, drop cloths and plastic sheeting, according to the company’s website.