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murielm99

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4. Yesterday, this smoke was visible

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue Jun 15, 2021, 09:58 AM

Jun 2021

40-50 miles away. I could see it from my house, which is roughly 50 miles away. It was visible on Doppler radar.

Every agency under the sun is out there. The federal EPA, the state EPA, the National Guard, law enforcement and fire officials are all present. Polluting the river is a major concern.

This comes right after we started to celebrate the opening of the state after a long pandemic lockdown. Pritzker gets no peace. I am glad he is our governor. At least he knows what has to be done.

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Massive chemical fire in Illinois prompts authorities to order evacuations [View all] TexasTowelie Jun 2021 OP

This showed up on weather radar Cadfael Jun 2021 #1

At least it wasn't like this... roamer65 Jun 2021 #2

Hit the link in the Original Post...and you will see it was worse than your picture... Stuart G Jun 2021 #6

Wow! Sherman A1 Jun 2021 #3

Yesterday, this smoke was visible murielm99 Jun 2021 #4

From NBC Chicago ProfessorGAC Jun 2021 #5