Fire at zinc processing plant prompts evacuations amid concerns over air quality. Firefighters were pulled away at one point while the blaze was burning when their gear tested positive for hazardous materials, one official tells ABC News.
Flames broke out at the American Zinc Products facility, formerly known as Horse Head, in Mooresboro on Sunday night, near the state line between North and South Carolina.
Rutherford County Assistant Fire Marshal John Greenway told ABC Asheville affiliate WLOS that firefighters were pulled away at one point while the blaze was still burning because their gear tested positive for hazardous materials. The fire was extinguished around 7:15 a.m. Monday morning. An investigation was underway to determine what ignited the flames.
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