LATEST: The City of Winston-Salem is asking people within one mile of a blaze at a fertilizer plant to evacuate due to the possibility of a large explosion.
WGHP-TV reports that the fire started Monday night at the Weaver Fertilizer Plant on North Cherry Street. City officials have confirmed small explosions at the plant.
The building has collapsed as well, and access to the product that is in the building is restricted, WGHP reported. “Don’t wait for something to happen. Something has happened," Mayo said on Twitter."Now is the time to get out.”
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