Major explosion in Milwaukee
Police and Fire officials are responsing to a major explosion in the Menomonee Valley. A police official said that no squads have reported back yet but that there was some sort of blast and it is now a working fire near the Falk plant, between 27th and 35th, in the Valley.
Heavy black smoke and flames could be seen engulfing a smokestack with the word Falk on it. Traffic was backed up eastbound on I-94 past the Wisconsin State Fair grounds. Milwaukee County Sheriff squads raced on 94 to the scene.
Here's a shot of the blaze from the traffic cam on 20th St.
http://www.themilwaukeechannel.com/n...18/detail.html
- On a side not, I live approximately 2.5 miles from this factory, and I have cracked windows in my home.
Police and Fire officials are responsing to a major explosion in the Menomonee Valley. A police official said that no squads have reported back yet but that there was some sort of blast and it is now a working fire near the Falk plant, between 27th and 35th, in the Valley.
Heavy black smoke and flames could be seen engulfing a smokestack with the word Falk on it. Traffic was backed up eastbound on I-94 past the Wisconsin State Fair grounds. Milwaukee County Sheriff squads raced on 94 to the scene.
Here's a shot of the blaze from the traffic cam on 20th St.
http://www.themilwaukeechannel.com/n...18/detail.html
- On a side not, I live approximately 2.5 miles from this factory, and I have cracked windows in my home.
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