Evacuations were underway Monday night in neighborhoods on the north side of Winston-Salem, as a massive blaze destroyed the Winston Weaver Co. fertilizer plant on North Cherry Street and gave
Forsyth County officials and health experts on Tuesday urged residents, particularly those with respiratory conditions, to avoid smoke from the fire at a Winston-Salem fertilizer plant.
Winston-Salem Fire Chief Trey Mayo said fire crews had “abandoned” the fire-fighting operation because of the large volume of ammonium nitrate on site.
Winston-Salem Fire Chief Trey Mayo said fire crews had “abandoned” the fire-fighting operation because of the large volume of ammonium nitrate on site.