Winston-Salem urges residents near blazing fertilizer plant to evacuate due to possible explosion

Police in the North Carolina city says there could be an explosion at the site.

Thousands of people living near an uncontrolled fire at a North Carolina fertilizer plant were being urged to evacuate Tuesday as firefighters warned that chemicals at the site could cause a large explosion.

"We want to make sure that right now we're evacuating everybody in this one-mile radius," Winston-Salem Battalion Chief Patrick Grubbs told reporters early Tuesday. Winston-Salem officials said a shelter has been set up at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds. People who have evacuated should plan to be away from their homes for up to 48 hours.

Firefighters had pulled back from the scene due to the danger of the uncontrolled fire, leaving behind an unmanned truck to pump water on part of the site, Grubbs said. Authorities were also flying drones over periodically to assess the fire.

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