Massive fire at a Melbourne factory

[bob10]

15 trucks, 75 fire fighters.Massive industrial fire at Melbourne factory (https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/massive-industrial-fire-at-melbourne-factory/ar-BBVCXeb?ocid=spartandhp)

[bob10]

The company's licence to store and dispose of industrial waste was suspended by Victorian authorities.

Massive industrial factory fire (https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/massive-industrial-factory-fire/ar-BBVCXeb?ocid=spartandhp)

[V8Ian]

Are you watching the sensationalist, uninformed, guesswork coverage on Ch7, Bob?
What a load of verbal diarrhea!

[bob10]

Are you watching the sensationalist, uninformed, guesswork coverage on Ch7, Bob?
What a load of verbal diarrhea!

I've given up watching 9 and 7 news, Foxtel as well. 9 and 7 would sensationalise a fly crawling up the wall.

[loanrangie]

I work not too far away and saw the huge black plume of smoke as i was driving to work.

[AK83]

idle the car waiting for daughter to hurry up to get her to school .. see the smoke, and thought that's not normal!

I live about 5 or k's south of the location, but the smoke had enough time to travel higher up to not affect us ground dwelling types.
Smoke travelled a South westerly line, but from my perspective looked elevated enough not be a danger to us.
Not sure about any high rise units tho. I reckon the commission housing in the Flemington area may have had something to worry about.

I was out at about 830-ish AM, and smoke was still thick black, daughter at school just before 9 .. had to nip into a store to get a new vacuum, out of there at about 930-ish, and on the way back home(from the Flemo area) .. smoke totally gone.

So (from what I saw) the fireye's had done a fairly decent job of it! :th3:

[bob10]

Still a worry.

Melbourne factory fire may burn for days, as authorities reveal site had licence suspended | The New Daily (https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/state/vic/2019/04/05/melbourne-factory-fire-2/?utm_source=Adestra&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=PM%20Update%2020190405)

[bob10]

Perhaps even more of a worry.

Campbellfield toxic fire: Warehouse operator linked to four other chemical stockpiles (https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/campbellfield-toxic-fire-warehouse-operator-linked-to-four-other-chemical-stockpiles/ar-BBVExEJ?ocid=spartandhp)