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Warehouse fires
/ˈwɛrˌhaʊs ˈfaɪərz/
Definition
1
Large-scale blazes that occur in storage facilities or warehouses, often fueled by combustible goods, poor safety protocols, or the occasional disgruntled forklift operator.
2
A colloquial term for catastrophic infernos in industrial storage sites, notorious for turning pallets of profit into piles of ash.
Examples
The warehouse fires turned last season's fidget spinners into modern art exhibits.
After the warehouse fires, the insurance adjuster needed therapy just from reading the claim.
Warehouse fires are why we can't have nice things—like unlimited inventory without a fire sale.
Survivors of warehouse fires swear the smoke smelled suspiciously like expired dreams.