A massive fire burning at a Winston-Salem fertilizer plant has prompted an evacuation of residents in the surrounding area. Fire crews began fighting the blaze at Weaver Fertilizer Plant at 4440 North Cherry Street around 7 p.m. Monday.
An uncontrolled fire at a fertilizer plant in North Carolina continued to burn early Wednesday, forcing firefighters and thousands of evacuated residents to remain at least a mile (1.6 kilometers) away because there could be a large explosion.
The potential for an explosion has not diminished at the Winston Weaver fertilizer plant in Winston-Salem, Division Fire Chief Bobby Wade said early Wednesday morning.