Large plumes of thick smoke blanketed the air in Plainfield, Indiana on Wednesday after a 1.2 million-square-foot Walmart distribution center caught fire.
Mario Cruz, who has worked in the stocking department for three years at the distribution center, said they stocked everything from clothing to food to electronics at the distribution center and that there is always a lot of cardboard inside.
Deputy Chief Joe Aldridge of the Plainfield Police Department said Walmart believed all 1,000 employees at the distribution center were accounted for and that they got out of the building safely. “It’s going to be difficult to contain this,” he said. “If you live in neighborhoods north of this facility, I’d say you should stay indoors and keep your windows and doors shut.”
Fire officials warned the distribution center was full of items that could become toxic if burned. The Indiana Department of Environmental Management and the Environmental Protection Agency arrived Wednesday to assist in testing for hazardous materials and air quality issues from the fire, the fire chief said.
"We are going to err on the side of caution right now," Anderson said. "We will treat everything as if it's hazardous."Contributing: The Associated Press
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