{"id":1131301,"date":"2021-12-18T20:35:10","date_gmt":"2021-12-19T01:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1131301"},"modified":"2021-12-18T20:35:12","modified_gmt":"2021-12-19T01:35:12","slug":"video-fire-destroys-majority-of-north-carolina-qvc-distribution-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-fire-destroys-majority-of-north-carolina-qvc-distribution-center\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Fire Destroys Majority of North Carolina QVC Distribution Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvideo-fire-destroys-majority-of-north-carolina-qvc-distribution-center%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1131301&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Fire-QVC-North-Carolina-Princeville-Volunteer-Fire-Department-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">A massive fire in the QVC distribution center in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, drew a major emergency response early Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The center is on QVC Boulevard near Highway 64 and the blaze caused multiple alarms when it began shortly after 2:00 a.m., WRAL <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wral.com\/roof-walls-cave-in-during-fire-at-rocky-mount-qvc-distribution-center\/20041375\/\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Traffic was blocked off around the building while fire engines and tanker trucks arrived. Multiple agencies went to the scene, and officials were still working to gather information on what caused the blaze.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities told reporters all the employees were evacuated to safety.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs far as we know right now, there was no one was hurt, and no one lost their life here,\u201d Edgecombe County Manager Eric Evans noted. He also confirmed the main portion of the building had been destroyed in the fire.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Video footage <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=W_lDmVzibls\">showed<\/a> smoke filling the sky over the distribution center:<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Massive fire at Rocky Mount QVC Distribution Center\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W_lDmVzibls?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p>Near sunrise, the damage was more clearly seen, and in addition to the smoke, a large portion of the building was caved in, the WRAL article read.<\/p>\n<p>A worker told the outlet they heard the alarm sound and went outside to find flames coming out of the building.<\/p>\n<p>A photo appeared to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rockymounttelegram\/posts\/4837698686296100\">show<\/a> the severely damaged facility:<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rockymounttelegram\/posts\/4837698686296100\" data-width=\"640\" readability=\"27.176706827309\">\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/graph.facebook.com\/106026492796700\/posts\/4837698686296100\/\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" readability=\"8.1124497991968\">\n<p>The QVC distribution center in Edgecombe County has been the scene of a large fire this morning. Attached is a photograph from Telegram Tarboro and Edgecombe County reporter John Walker.<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/106026492796700\">Rocky Mount Telegram<\/a> on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/graph.facebook.com\/106026492796700\/posts\/4837698686296100\/\">Saturday, December 18, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Princeville Volunteer Fire Department also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ecpvfd17\/posts\/427160292287060\">shared<\/a> photos of the scene:<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ecpvfd17\/posts\/427160292287060\" data-width=\"640\" readability=\"23.010101010101\">\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/graph.facebook.com\/103482757988150\/posts\/427160292287060\/\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" readability=\"7.4444444444444\">\n<p>Dispatched out for mutual aid, personnel from Princeville Fire Department are on scene of the working fire that has\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/103482757988150\">Princeville Volunteer Fire Department<\/a> on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/graph.facebook.com\/103482757988150\/posts\/427160292287060\/\">Saturday, December 18, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q\" readability=\"19.172566371681\">\n<p>\u201cPlease pray for all the first responders who are passionately running towards the danger to strategically attack the blaze to get it under control,\u201d the post read.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\" readability=\"26.117101937658\">\n<p>\u201cAnd equally important, pray for the employees of QVC and their families who [sic] livelihood will be directly affected\/impacted by this fire,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Rocky Mount Area Chamber of Commerce <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rockymountchamber\/posts\/4738572349537379\">addressed<\/a> the situation in a social media post early Saturday, writing that it was saddened to learn of the fire at the QVC distribution center:<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rockymountchamber\/posts\/4738572349537379\" data-width=\"640\" readability=\"22.894472361809\">\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/graph.facebook.com\/216280265099966\/posts\/4738572349537379\/\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" readability=\"6.8341708542714\">\n<p>We are saddened to wake up to the news of the terrible fire at the QVC Distribution Center in Rocky Mount.  We don\u2019t\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/216280265099966\">Rocky Mount Area Chamber of Commerce<\/a> on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/graph.facebook.com\/216280265099966\/posts\/4738572349537379\/\">Saturday, December 18, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t know all the details, but do know that up to 2500 families will be affected by this tragedy. Our thoughts and prayers are with the employees of QVC and our brave first responders,\u201d the group said.<\/p>\n<p>In an update Saturday, WRAL\u2019s Adam Owens <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WRALAdamOwens\/posts\/344931714109405\">said<\/a> first responders were still working to put out the fire:<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WRALAdamOwens\/posts\/344931714109405\" data-width=\"640\" readability=\"28.123456790123\">\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/graph.facebook.com\/100057777380555\/posts\/344931714109405\/\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" readability=\"9.0987654320988\">\n<p>Many first responders continue to work to put down the massive fire at the Rocky Mount Distribution Center. At the moment, we do not have word of any injuries. #WRAL #QVC #Edgecombe #NC<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WRALAdamOwens\">WRAL Adam Owens<\/a> on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/graph.facebook.com\/100057777380555\/posts\/344931714109405\/\">Saturday, December 18, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cAt the moment, we do not have word of any injuries,\u201d he reported.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A massive fire in the QVC distribution center in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, drew a major emergency response early Saturday. 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