Rail staging area catches fire in Morehead City
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Published: Mar. 8, 2023 at 3:14 AM EST
MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (WITN) - Officials in one Eastern Carolina city say that a fire broke out involving railroad crossties.
Morehead City Fire-EMS say they were called to a rail staging area near Arthur Farm Road and Narron Business Drive Tuesday night around 8:30 P.M.
Officials said that the fire involved railroad crossties and that heavy equipment was needed to move the material located under high-voltage power lines.
MCFD was helped by Norfolk Southern Railroad.
The fire department says that the cause of the fire is unknown.
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