The black smoke was a petroleum based fuel. Oil, diesel, whatever.

This was not a ‘wood’ fire.

They could’ve torched it with something else. But they ‘wanted’ BLACK smoke.

You know when a new Pope is selected they either send up white smoke or black smoke to indicate if a final decision has been made?

Well, I bet the Antichrist just got elected in some sort of demonic ceremony.

Guess who’s wife was ‘coincidentally’ river cruising and saw the whole thing?

No co-incidences.