One Mile Fertilizer Plant Evacuation in Winston-Salem Due to Possibility of Explosion, Between 300 and 600 Tons of Ammonium Nitrate Stored in that Building.

Smoke still rolling into the sky from the fire at the fertilizer plant.
Officials say there are between 300 and 600 tons of ammonium nitrate stored in that building. @WFMY pic.twitter.com/CRz7ibQEIQ
— Amber Lake WFMY (@amberlakeTV) February 1, 2022

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — People within one mile from a blaze in Winston-Salem at the Weaver Fertilizer Plant on North Cherry Street are being asked to evacuate by the City of Winston-Salem due to the possibility of an explosion.

The evacuation location is the Education Building at the Fairgrounds at 414 Deacon Boulevard, city officials say.

https://myfox8.com/news/north-carolina/winston-salem/winston-salem-fire-crews-battle-blaze-at-fertilizer-business/

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