Your Photos: Massive Fire at Grand Prairie Plastics Plant

Published August 19, 2020 • Updated on August 19, 2020 at 9:29 am

NBC 5 viewers shared photos of a massive fire at a Grand Prairie plastics plant early Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. Trash bags and other plastics are produced at the Poly-America factory.

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August 2020 Poly-America Fire

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August 2020 Poly-America Fire

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August 2020 Poly-America Fire

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Sent from my iPhone

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Sent from my iPhone

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Grand Prairie Fire

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I attached some pictures of the fire in Grand Prairie. Thanks. Augusto bettini

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I attached some pictures of the fire in Grand Prairie. Thanks. Augusto bettini

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I attached some pictures of the fire in Grand Prairie. Thanks. Augusto bettini

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I attached some pictures of the fire in Grand Prairie. Thanks. Augusto bettini

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I am located off of Arkansas lane and PGBT my power was out for about an hour along with a majority of Grand Prairie Sent from my iPhone

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Train on fire multiple explosions

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Fire captured on my phone

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Sent from my iPhone

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Some shots I took from the hill on the other side of mountain creek lake of tonight’s fire. (Just realized I can only submit 1. I have several.

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Taken on top of Texas Health Methodist Fort Worth Hospital. View of smoke from fire in Grand Prairie.

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Fire in Grand Prairie

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Some shots I took from the hill on the other side of mountain creek lake of tonight’s fire.

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paul ramirez from haslet tx..6.39am on my way to my office. hwy 287 poly fireSent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note10+.

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Pictures from Godley, TX of Fire in Grand Prairie Taken at 0745.Jo Riley

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Pictures from Godley, TX of Fire in Grand Prairie Taken at 0745.

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This was taken near the Parker County/Tarrant County Line west of White Settlement at approximately 645 this morning. Estimate we’re about 30-35 miles west of the fire. Robert Martinez

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Taken at 6:30 this morning from The Watson apartment complex at Outlet and 360

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These photos and video are of the smoke trail moving over Kennedale (New Hope Road) from the Poly-America fire.

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Smoke plume from Carter/Mayfield

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These photos and video are of the smoke trail moving over Kennedale (New Hope Road) from the Poly-America fire.

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This was the sky Wednesday morning in Crowley. I was hoping it would rain, then I realized it was smoke from the Grand Prairie plastics plant fire. Still cool looking!

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Here are pictures of the smoke Polly America seen at the intersection of South Collins Street and Valley View, Arlington,Tx 08/19/2020 in the 7AM Hour.

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grand prairie fire

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Running errands with a cloud of smoke hanging over me!

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Grand Prairie Massive Plastics Plant Fire

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In Arlington, pics of smoke from fire

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In Arlington, pics of smoke from fire

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Poly America picture

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Poly America pics from commercial airliner. These pics show the true scale of the smoke cloud.

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Poly America pics from commercial airliner. These pics show the true scale of the smoke cloud.

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Poly America pics from commercial airliner. These pics show the true scale of the smoke cloud.

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