Southern Produce Warehouse Fire – March 1988

In Duplin County in March 1988, a refrigerated produce warehouse operated by Southern Produce Distributors was destroyed by fire. The building was located on Highway 403, just west of Faison. The building measured approximately 275 feet long, 300 feet wide, and 30 feet high—about 82,500 square feet. A passing motorist discovered the fire at approximately …

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News & Observer Coverage of Imperial Foods Fire – September 3, 1991

Presenting reporting by the Raleigh News & Observer on September 4, 1991, the day after the deadliest structure fire in the state’s history in Richmond County, at a food processing plant in Hamlet.  “Let me out!” victims scream Fire at Hamlet chicken-processing plant kills 25 49 injured as doors bar safety routes By Julie Powers …

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