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I think this is one of the signsHunterBear said:
It Was So Hot That Tortilla Chips Spontaneously Combusted, Causing Multiple Blazes in Texas
By Pam Wright
5 days ago
weather.com
It was so hot in Austin, Texas, this week that firefighters were called to at least four blazes started by the spontaneous combustion of tortilla chips.
According to a post on Facebook, one of the blazes began earlier this week when a tortilla chip factory tried a new way to dispose of its chip waste.
The chip waste was crushed into a powder and placed into boxes, which inadvertently soaked up oil. When temperatures rose, the boxes of tortilla powder burst into flames.
Small fires continued to ignite even as firefighters were putting out the first blaze. A fourth ignited three days later, prompting another call to firefighters.
"Tortilla chips are big business around these parts," the department noted on Facebook. "We take them seriously, as they are responsible for holding all manner of very important things like queso, salsa, nachos and various other sundry items that are critical to a Texan's everyday life and well-being. So imagine how distressed we were to be called to a fire at a tortilla chip warehouse earlier this week not once, but twice!"