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DC residents and vacationers had been frightened after seeing a plume of black smoke rising over the Lincoln Memorial on Friday morning.
A car fireplace 5 miles away in Arlington, Virginia, despatched heavy black smoke billowing over the Nationwide Mall.
Arlington fireplace officers stated the fireplace was brought on by a pickup truck on the George Washington Memorial Parkway.
The fireplace precipitated important delays to passengers and there aren’t any reviews of any accidents because of the fireplace.
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Black smoke has been seen over the Lincoln Memorial pic.twitter.com/cIX1rBfVYY
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Per Fox 5 DC:
Smoke from a car fireplace in Virginia despatched shockwaves round Washington DC on Friday morning, because the plume of the crash appeared to rise over the Nationwide Mall.
From some vantage factors, a mix of darkish black and lightweight white smoke was seen coming from the realm close to and rising above the Lincoln Memorial.
The haze was really the results of a automobile fireplace within the Arlington space, about 5 miles from the monument.
Arlington Hearth and EMS stated the fireplace concerned a pickup truck and trailer within the southbound lanes of George Washington Memorial Parkway earlier than I-66 and the Key Bridge.
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BREAKING: A “suspicious package deal” was reported to legislation enforcement right now close to the Nationwide Mall.
Black smoke has been seen on the Lincoln Memorial in Washingtonpic.twitter.com/GK6GbXQZLg
– AJ Huber (@huberton) 15 March 2024
This isn’t the primary time that smoke has created concern within the nation's capital.
Final July, heavy smoke from Canadian wildfires blanketed DC, prompting an air high quality alert.
Well being officers in Washington, DC have issued a Code Pink air high quality alert, saying circumstances will probably be “unhealthy for folks with coronary heart/lung illness, older adults, youngsters and youths.” https://t.co/soLx4Tal7Z
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