Fire
In Winston-Salem, fertilizer plant smoke clears but questions remain
A newly released incident report from the Winston-Salem Fire Department confirms “excessive heat, and scorch burns” at the Winston Weaver fertilizer plant on December 26.
LIVE BLOG: Winston-Salem fertilizer plant fire
Winston-Salem Fire Chief Trey Mayo says the explosion threat from a fire at a fertilizer plant has "greatly diminished" now that much of a combustible chemical has burned off and firefighters have returned to the site to spray down what's left.
Winston-Salem Fire Chief Trey Mayo sees hopeful signs
An ammonium nitrate expert has helped determine that enough of the chemical at the Weaver Fertilizer plant has been burned up for firefighters to begin cooling operations there.
Explosion fears remain as North Carolina fertilizer plant burns for a third day
The Winston Weaver fertilizer fire and the impact of industry in residential areas
The conditions at the Winston-Salem fertilizer plant remain much the same with the fire still burning there, and residents within a one-mile radius of the blaze — roughly 6,500 people — s
As fertilizer fire burns, evacuation shelter provides some relief
As the fertilizer plant fire continues to burn in Winston-Salem, residents within a one-mile radius of the blaze — roughly 6,500 people — are being asked by officials to leave their homes over conc