Thousands Evacuated as Fears Grow Blazing Fertilizer Plant May Explode

A bystander watches as Winston-Salem firefighters battle a structure fire at Weaver Fertilizer Co. in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Jan. 31, 2022. Allison Lee Isley/The Winston-Salem Journal via AP

By Mark Price From The Charlotte Observer

CHARLOTTE, N.C.—The city of Winston-Salem is working to evacuate 6,500 people as fears grow a smoldering fertilizer plant might explode near thousands of homes.