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Thousands forced to evacuate after fire at North Carolina fertilizer plant
At least 6,000 residents in the North Carolina city have been asked to evacuate the area during the active fire. "Now is the time to get out," Winston-Salem Fire Chief Trey Mayo said.
www.nbcnews.com
Massive fertilizer plant blaze, explosive chemicals force back Winston-Salem fire crews. Residents asked to leave homes up to a mile away.
Firefighters pulled back from a massive fire that destroyed the Winston Weaver Co. fertilizer plant Monday night, as fears of an explosion led to an evacuation of an area within
Winston-Salem fire chief: Threat for explosion at Weaver fertilizer plant 'greatly diminished'
Winston-Salem Fire Chief Trey Mayo said Thursday afternoon that he believes the threat for a potential explosion from the blaze was "greatly diminished" overnight.
www.wxii12.com
Weaver Fertilizer Plant Fire | Evacuations and shelter information, ammonium nitrate concerns & other updates
There's more than three times the amount of ammonium nitrate inside the Winston-Salem plant than there was inside the Texas plant that exploded in 2013.
www.wfmynews2.com
Winston-Salem urges residents near blazing fertilizer plant to evacuate due to possible explosion
Officials in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, say there could be an explosion at the site.
www.cbsnews.com
