November 3, 2024

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6,500 evacuated as fears grow blazing fertilizer plant may explode in North Carolina

Yahoo News – The Charlotte Observer

·3 min read

 

The city of Winston-Salem is working to evacuate 6,500 people as fears grow a smoldering fertilizer plant might explode near thousands of homes.

Fire trucks patrolled the mandatory evacuation area throughout early Feb. 1, blowing their horns and blasting a warning for people to evacuate as quickly as possible.

The mass exodus is due to a potentially explosive fire at the Weaver Fertilizer Company in north Winston-Salem.

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