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The N.C. fertilizer plant fire continued to bring the risk of an explosion, as well as other health hazards for area residents, officials said Thursday.
Authorities drove through neighborhoods Monday night, knocking on doors and asking residents to leave their homes.
At least 6,000 residents in the North Carolina city of Winston-Salem have been asked to evacuate the area during an active fire at the Winston Weaver Co. fertilizer plant. Winston-Salem Fire Department Battalion Chief Patrick Grubbs said at a news conference on Tuesday "We're asking everyone to stay out of this area," as officials told residents within a 1-mile radius of the plant to evacuate. In addition to fears of a potential explosion, Grubbs also said that air quality in the area would likely be poor in the midst of the fire: "As the sun rises, there's going to be...
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.—An uncontrolled fire raging at a North Carolina fertilizer plant forced the evacuations of thousands of people ...
Nearly 6,000 residents are evacuated over fears of explosion due to fire at fertilizer plant in Winston-Salem, North Carolina