{"id":368005,"date":"2025-11-10T00:26:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T00:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/368005\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T00:26:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T00:26:25","slug":"fire-in-south-dallas-draws-dozens-of-units-sends-smoke-spiraling-into-the-sky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/368005\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire in South Dallas draws dozens of units, sends smoke spiraling into the sky"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Update: <\/p>\n<p>9:23 p.m. Nov. 7, 2025: This story updated with new information.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Dallas Fire-Rescue and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/topic\/dallas-police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/topic\/dallas-police\/\">Dallas police<\/a> were responding to a major <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/topic\/fire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/topic\/fire\/\">fire<\/a> Friday afternoon that sent a thick plume of smoke into the air in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/topic\/south-dallas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/topic\/south-dallas\/\">South Dallas<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Firefighters arrived at the scene in the 5300 block of Botham Jean Boulevard at about 2:04 p.m. and found numerous pallets on fire, Jason Evans, a spokesperson for Dallas Fire-Rescue, said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Anderson Fisher of South Dallas said he witnessed the start of the blaze shortly after 2 p.m. <\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">He said he saw smoke rising from a stack of pallets in the middle of the lot before the flames started \u201cspreading everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Breaking News<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__3beff secondaryRoman secondaryRoman-20 text-center text-gray-dark\">Get the latest breaking news from North Texas and beyond.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__8MgJa flex flex-wrap text-gray-dark secondaryRoman secondaryRoman-10 text-center justify-center\">By signing up, you agree to our\u00a0<a class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__lU9-l border-b border-gray-dark hover_border-0 focus_border-0 active_border-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/help\/terms-of-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Terms of Service<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__lU9-l border-b border-gray-dark hover_border-0 focus_border-0 active_border-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/help\/privacy-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Fisher watched as employees of the business tried dousing the flames themselves and  neighbors called the fire department for help.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">\u201cIt was absolutely crazy,\u201d Fisher said. \u201cNever seen anything like it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Orange smoke continued to bellow above stacks of wooden pallets at about 3:30 p.m. near Hiland Dairy\u2019s Dallas facility.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Fire crews contained the fire with ground lines and drones scoping the fire\u2019s size from the air, Evans said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Dozens of emergency vehicles, including fire department  trucks and  police patrol cars were blocking access to the road where it intersects with C.F. Hawn Freeway. <\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">At about 4 p.m., the fire was mostly put out, and some fire crews stayed on scene to address the remaining hot spots.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Investigators determined the fire was started accidentally when a spark from an incinerator, used to destroy old pallets, ignited nearby pallets, Evans said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">There was no structural damage and no reported injuries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Update: 9:23 p.m. Nov. 7, 2025: This story updated with new information. 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