Large fire erupts in Fairfield, Calif., near Travis Air Force Base

[Bosonic]

VIDEO: http://mfile.akamai.com/12883/live/reflector:50830.asx

No idea what actually caused this, but it's a storage area full of plastic containers apparently.

[Poll_Blind]

1. My god what the fuck is this?!

A crash?

PB

[slackmaster]

2. Industrial buildings?

I have no audio.

[Poll_Blind]

3. They just said, I think, this is feed/produce fire where the polyetheline containers are...

...burning madly.

Fire dept reporting this is not a threat. They say this is not toxic smoke.

Look at those flames....

PB

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. Polystirene is toxic

granted if this is far enough... it will "go away" but it is toxic. We used to treat any fire involving this crap as a HAZMAT response. (Granted you can treat almost all fires that way... but)

[Poll_Blind]

9. Just to be clear, it was referred to as polyethylene, specifically.

I know that's a non-toxic food grade plastic but I don't know much more than that. And of course, any kind of smoke like this is not good for breathing nomatter how 'non-toxic' it's considered.

PB

[Obamanaut]

22. Was polystyrene treated in the same way? nt

[nadinbrzezinski]

23. Here, since obviously people need the blue links

http://environmentalchemistry.com/yogi/hazmat/erg/gn/133.html

Not a fun thing... when mixed with proper chemical, don't ask, won't post you get essentially NAPALM

[Obamanaut]

24. And here I thought I had been put on ignore. Several times. nt

[nadinbrzezinski]

25. You all got liberated

let's leave at that.

[slackmaster]

6. All smoke is toxic. It may not be super toxic but it sure is black.

Thanks!

[Poll_Blind]

10. Agreed, I was just reporting what they'd said at the moment they said it.

PB

[TomClash]

5. 4 alarm plastics co. fire

http://www.news10.net/news/article/147238/2/4-alarm-plastics-fire-darkens-sky-over-Fairfield

FAIRFIELD, CA - Thick, black smoke is filling the sky over Fairfield from a plastics company fire.

The Fairfield Fire Department says it appears plastic barrels are burning at Macro Plastics Inc. at 2250 Huntington Drive. Crews have called a fourth alarm.

According to Macro Plastics website, it manufactures packaging using polyethylene and polopropylene plastics.

A dispatcher for the fire department said there hasn't been a directive to shelter-in-place but residents were urged to stay indoors.

[Webster Green]

11. I just heard a shelter in place alert on the radio.

960 AM, San Francisco

[slackmaster]

13. I was subject to one of those back in the '80s when I was working in National City

An automotive junkyard caught on fire. Really bad mess, lots of vile toxic smoke.

[proud patriot]

7. EEK

[csziggy]

8. Reminds me of the Volcano movie!

http://youtu.be/dsMLSzrK_D8

[Cant trust em]

12. Holy shit! I'm from Fairfield.

I don't live there now, but criminey!

[Poll_Blind]

14. Foam trucks being dispensed from Travis AFB in an attempt to slow the spread....

...of the fire.

PB

[The Straight Story]

15. More:

#BREAKING: Shelter in place issued for residents within 1 mile radius of 6-alarm Fairfield fire. Stay inside, close all windows/doors.

[Poll_Blind]

16. The two substances mainly feeding the fire are: Polypropylene & Polyethylene...

...according to reports.

PB

[slackmaster]

17. That would burn somewhat like Napalm

Especially in large quantities.

[Poll_Blind]

18. I don't know if you can see the video, but it's burning like a motherfucker.

I mean enormous rolling balls of flame, roiling in absolutely coal-black smoke.

PB

[slackmaster]

20. It looks like a monstrous mass of burning goo

I'm glad I'm nowhere near that mess.

[Poll_Blind]

19. Now 6 alarm fire per news.

PB

[proud patriot]

21. local news says there is a shelter in place in effect in the vicinity

:hi:

[Viva_La_Revolution]

26. kickin for updates

link to eyewitness photos
http://www.ksbw.com/r/28674223/detail.html

[Adsos Letter]

27. I can see the smoke from our front window...maybe I should check the radio.

[Adsos Letter]

28. Yeah, that's a lot of smoke! My wife called me earlier (she was driving to work)

to tell me about it. It was a lot smaller then (about 1 hour ago). Seems like it is spreading out east toward Vacaville.

[Adsos Letter]

29. I live over by that double-humped mountain behind the reporter in the video.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

30. Fairfield - Shelter In Place order. Smoke heading to Sacramento

Crispy ashy type stuff falling from sky
Air testing in several areas will continue this evening

live coverage here
http://www.news10.net/video/liveonline/default.aspx

[Adsos Letter]

31. Yeah, the wind is blowing east of us, into the Sacramento Valley.

[Adsos Letter]

32. Vacaville and Davis are definitely going to catch some of the ash.

[Adsos Letter]

33. Looks like the main plume is pretty much out; smoke spread out over a large area now