Warehouse Fires Occurring Nationwide May Be Linked to Lockdown Policy

Fire and smoke from a warehouse blaze near Hongshiya Subdistrict of Huangdao District on August 16, 2015 in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China. Getty Images

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Logistics parks and warehouses in many parts of China have reportedly caught fire in recent months. Some suggest that the fires could  have been set on purpose to conceal the dumping of (or spoiled) materials that couldn’t be delivered during lockdown-induced transportation disruptions.