Factory catches fire in Western North Carolina
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Published: Apr. 28, 2019 at 10:15 PM EDT
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, NC (Joe Ripley/WYFF) - Rutherford County dispatch has confirmed a fire at a zinc factory. Viewers also told WYFF News 4 that the American Zinc Product Plant in Mooresboro was burning.
One viewer sent in a picture, showing heavy smoke and flames spewing from the building.
Several fire departments responded to the fire. Officials said no one had been hurt in the fire. WYFF News 4 has a crew en route to the factory.
Dispatch said it was too early in the investigation to determine a cause of the fire.
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