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TWO more huge fires today in US: Brooklyn timber mill, warehouse in Florida killing 2

ABC7NY
Tue, 21 Feb 2023 19:32 UTC

Large plumes billow from a fire at a commercial building in Brooklyn.

The fire broke out Tuesday morning in Williamsburg on Hewes Street near the elevated subway tracks that run above Broadway.

The fire started at a one-story commercial building that appears to be a lumber storage facility.

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Firefighters are still battling the flames and heavy smoke. No injuries have been reported at this time, according to FDNY.

Comment: Euroweekly News reports on the fire in Florida:

MULTIPLE people have died and more have been injured following a huge fire in Medley, Florida on Tuesday, February 21.

A huge fire has broken out at a warehouse in Medley, Florida that fixes aluminium tanks and structures. The devastating blaze has reportedly left two people dead and at least three people injured.

The blaze near Okeechobee Road was responded to by fire rescue crews at around 8.30 am.

Local news outlet wsvn.com reported that the fire could have started by a spark when workers were using acetylene for welding, although this has not been confirmed.

Authorities have also said that the dark smoke from the fire can be seen from miles away and that multiple vehicles have been set fire.

Local authorities are also said to be keeping an eye on the air quality.

Also today: Huge explosion at Ohio metal factory kills one and injures at least 13 amid shower of molten debris

With what seems like daily fires and explosions at a variety of industrial establishments, one gets the impression that there are likely a few explanations. The relentless food plant fires seem to be a part of the concerted effort by the establishment to disrupt the food chain, but what of these other fires? It's possible that sabotage is also afoot at some of these industrial locations, as part of an effort to disrupt the supply chain, however it's also likely that some will simply be accidents, possibly in part due to companies over extending themselves to make up for backlogs or cut backs; insurance fraud might be another; another might be copycat arson, a suspicion which was raised over the last few summers, and in various parts of the world, after an unusual number of wildfires occurred.

The following is a selection of unusual fires that have occured recently, and not just in the US; although the US does seem to be a hot spot:

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danny esq · 2023-02-21T20:44:00Z

Quick.....send in the Shomrim....

ReRan ·

Three in one day. Wow.

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earthwatcher · 2023-02-21T23:40:11Z

ReRan Dr. Merritt's opinion on the Ohio chemical spill. She makes sense. [Link]

Winston Smith · 2023-02-21T21:12:54Z

Fires, like shit, happen. Especially where wood or flammable chemicals are stored. No need for wild-eyed conspiracies where simple human negligence/stupidity are far more likely. Here's a true story how disasters like this occur, or are averted.

Back in the early 70s, my Dad was the sheet metal shop superintendent for a large company that constructed, among many other things, gas stations in Southern California. There was much welding that was required, as one might imagine. One day a careless employee with a cigarette in a "ABSOLUTELY NO SMOKING!" area where the acetylene and other tanks of flammable materials were stored somehow caused a fire to start. Everybody ran like hell, except my father, who ran right into the flames and got the tank turned off and the fire extinguished before a cataclysmic explosion took place. He was burned but recovered, his right hand being scarred (and all his hair temporarily gone!), but his face was thankfully spared from permanent disfigurement (he shielded his eyes/face with his left arm while turning off the valve with his right hand.) He's incredibly lucky his clothes did not completely go ablaze. And weirdly, he never talked about it at home in any detail, I learned all this from the workers he supervised, who were mightily impressed by his courage and selflessness. Dad just shrugged it off as simply what "a good boss should do."

Since then, I am never surprised by industrial accidents, only that there are not a whole lot more of them, to be honest.......

Dwoods44 · 2023-02-22T14:19:52Z

Winston Smith Yes, we all agree that accidents happen. However when so many accidents happen and they all can be explained by an agenda, you need to question what is happening.

Regarding your father, he was a hero to do what was necessary regardless of the threat. My father in WWII saved another man from drowning; he did what was necessary.

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