Fox 35 Orlando News Associated Press
On December 18th a fire started inside of a distribution center in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. The property belongs to the QVC home shopping television network. Reports of the fire came in at 2:00am and a QVC representative reported that all employees safely evacuated and were accounted for except for one. Edgecombe County Manager, Eric Evans, estimates that 1.2 million SqFt of the “Main Section” appeared to be destroyed. Crews from 45 different departments fought the blaze for over 12 hours. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.