In Brief: Why Are Food Plants Blowing Up?
Numerous food processing facilities have caught fire, had planes crash into them, or otherwise been crippled.
“A weird trend has emerged over the past few months that seems statistically unlikely,” notes writer Jeff Reynolds. “A number of factories, logistical centers, and food processing plants have caught fire or exploded, including two that had planes crash on them.”
What in the world is going on?
More and more people have noticed and wondered about the trend on social media. Of course, this has caused the conspiracy theorists to come out in force, so one must make a sober assessment without jumping to conclusions. But man, this is weird. With all the negative pressures on our economy and supply chains, and even Joe Biden talking about global food shortages over the next several months, one has to wonder what’s going on here.
One large logistics center going up in flames is enough to make you sit up and take notice. That happened at a Walmart distribution center in Indianapolis on March 21, requiring over 350 firefighters to extinguish it.
But that’s not the only one. Not even close.
An explosion caused significant damage at Shearer’s Foods in Hermiston, Ore., in February, leaving seven workers injured. In April, a Salinas, Calif., food processing plant suffered a large fire that threatened to cause an ammonia explosion, leading to local evacuations.
A large fire two weeks ago at the Port of Benicia in California took over 24 hours to extinguish, leading to fears of further gas price hikes. …
This after a gas pipeline in Michigan exploded in March.
On April 19, a fire destroyed the Azure Standard Headquarters in Dufur, Oregon. …
In March, a fire destroyed a potato plant in Belfast, Maine.
The latest was “another General Mills plant in Iowa.” It might even be one thing if the fires etc. were happening only in the United States, but food facilities have been destroyed in other parts of the world.
This is where it’s important to keep things in perspective. … There are [36,486] food processing plants in the United States. … As they say, there are lies, damn lies, and statistics.
Reynolds is left still baffled because there’s little evidence to suggest any kind of grand conspiracy.
The question remains — are these mere coincidences? One could be forgiven for not trusting official explanations in a post-COVID and post-election world in which panic porn and propaganda have replaced the news. Then again, one must guard against succumbing to fear over pressures on food supplies and jumping to conclusions.
So, are these all just weird coincidences, or is something else going on?
