Fire at North Carolina Fertilizer Plant Forces Thousands to Evacuate Amid Fears of Major Explosion

The city of Winston-Salem is evacuating 6,500 people from their homes, inmates at a nearby prison and university students after a fire broke out at a fertilizer plant. The cause of the fire is unknown, but officials have cautioned that the situation is becoming an increasing threat as the plant holds between 300 and 600 tons of ammonium nitrate.