WATCH: Fire breaks out in West Virginia food processing plant
The fire reportedly broke out in the building’s boiler room.
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The fire reportedly broke out in the building’s boiler room.
In the early hours of Tuesday, officials responded to a fire that broke out in a Moorefield, West Virginia food processing facility.
The fire, which took place at the Pilgrim’s Pride chicken processing plant, was reported to Hardy County 911 at around 1:35 am, according to MetroNews.
Flames were showing from the South Main Street location when fire crews from Moorefield and neighboring communities of Petersburg and Romney arrived, according to the Cumberland Times-News.
An ambulance from West Hardy Emergency Medical Services was also at the scene, though no injuries were reported.
Crews cleared the scene at 4:15 am, the Hardy County 911 emergency center told the outlet. The fire reportedly broke out in the building’s boiler room.
Video taken at the scene shows onlookers standing by as a tower is fully engulfed in flames.
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