Funny how in the past we never saw this many MAJOR fires at food processing plants. Yes there were some fires, but not plants burning down and not one right after another right after another. Furthermore, once one plant burns, the others do take extra care not to have their own accidents. So there should be fewer fires after incidents, but we are seeing more. And what counts is how many large plants, not smaller facilities that produce less. Four major plant fires per month since start of year is a bit unlikely to be mere coincidence.
Despite what the 20-day old troll in this thread says, using biased argument, there may be 30,000 plants but what counts is how many MAJOR large plants are catching fire. The troll cited data only to 2019 and nothing for last year and this year showing trends. Obviously if there is an arson campaign, we should look at data showing whether fires increased last and this year.
The Reuters article cites Snopes as an authority - I think that tells you how much the controlled media can be trusted.
Funny how it all happens in synchrony with gas prices going up, cargo transport being blocked leading to empty market shelves, and actual resistance by Congress against doing a single thing to make it better. And in synchrony with the UN warning of food shortages.
There are over 30,000 processing plants in the US.
How many do you think have to catch fire since 2017 to qualify as a significant percentage?
500?
5,000?
...analysis of the NFPA’s own data and information from the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) found an annual average of 5,308 fires at all types of manufacturing and processing facilities between 2015 and 2019. The organization separately tallied an annual average of 961 fires at agriculture facilities, 1,115 incidents at grain or livestock storage sites, and 35 blazes at refrigerated storage locations over the same period.
This falls under the category of baader meinhof phenomenon.
Something nobody was really paying attention to is now being looked at under a microscope and people are surprised how often it happens.
Funny how in the past we never saw this many MAJOR fires at food processing plants. Yes there were some fires, but not plants burning down and not one right after another right after another. Furthermore, once one plant burns, the others do take extra care not to have their own accidents. So there should be fewer fires after incidents, but we are seeing more. And what counts is how many large plants, not smaller facilities that produce less. Four major plant fires per month since start of year is a bit unlikely to be mere coincidence.
Despite what the 20-day old troll in this thread says, using biased argument, there may be 30,000 plants but what counts is how many MAJOR large plants are catching fire. The troll cited data only to 2019 and nothing for last year and this year showing trends. Obviously if there is an arson campaign, we should look at data showing whether fires increased last and this year.
The Reuters article cites Snopes as an authority - I think that tells you how much the controlled media can be trusted.
Funny how it all happens in synchrony with gas prices going up, cargo transport being blocked leading to empty market shelves, and actual resistance by Congress against doing a single thing to make it better. And in synchrony with the UN warning of food shortages.
And just in case you think this food plant burning craze is a conspiracy too far, here's a good old reuter's deboonking to help you sleep better:
https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-processing-fire/fact-check-food-processing-plant-fires-in-2022-are-not-part-of-a-conspiracy-to-trigger-u-s-food-shortages-idUSL2N2WW2CY
Of course, for some of us, this is just evidence to support the conspiracy.
This has been rebunked.
There are over 30,000 processing plants in the US.
How many do you think have to catch fire since 2017 to qualify as a significant percentage?
500?
5,000?
This falls under the category of baader meinhof phenomenon.
Something nobody was really paying attention to is now being looked at under a microscope and people are surprised how often it happens.