No improvement to Winston-Salem fertilizer plant fire overnight, evacuation order and explosion...
Story Date: 2/2/2022

 

Source: Joe FIsher, WRAL, 2/1/22

Winston-Salem firefighters said conditions did not improve overnight as a massive, long-burning fertilizer plant fire burns on Wednesday morning. "The possibility of an explosion has not gone down from yesterday," officials said during a 4:30 a.m. press conference. Crews are continuing to keep a close eye on the fire at Winston Weaver Co., burning since Sunday evening, that experts say has the potential to cause "the largest explosion in U.S. history."

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