Applications for Winston Weaver fire reimbursements open this week
The City of Winston-Salem will begin taking applications this week for low-income residents affected by the Winston Weaver fire.
The City of Winston-Salem will begin taking applications this week for low-income residents affected by the Winston Weaver fire.
After the Winston Weaver fertilizer plant caught fire, many people in the vicinity had to evacuate with no emergency funds or plans.
Firefighters were called to the Winston Weaver fertilizer plant several times over the past five years, before a blaze in January prompted evacuations.
Another lawsuit has been filed against the Weaver fertilizer plant in Winston-Salem.
Years before a fire at the Winston-Weaver Fertilizer Plant prompted a mass evacuation, the company was fined thousands of dollars by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Winston-Salem residents affected by last month's Winston Weaver fertilizer plant fire may soon be able to recoup some of their evacuation expenses.
Winston-Salem North Ward City Councilmember and Mayor Pro Tem D.D.
A plan to spend $1 million from Winston-Salem's general fund to provide relief in the wake of the Winston Weaver fire has been passed along to the full council for a vote.