70% of funding set aside for those affected by Weaver fire remains unclaimed
A majority of the money set aside to reimburse residents for their evacuation expenses during the Weaver fertilizer plant fire remains unclaimed.
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Weaver fire reveals loopholes in regulations meant to keep public safe from chemical accidents
Nearly three months after the Winston Weaver fertilizer plant fire left Winston-Salem holding its collective breath for five days, members of the city's public works committee sat rapt in council c
Fire crews were called to Weaver Company fertilizer plant several times before January fire
Firefighters were called to the Winston Weaver fertilizer plant several times over the past five years, before a blaze in January prompted evacuations.
Years before fire, Winston Weaver Company was fined thousands for OSHA violations
Years before a fire at the Winston-Weaver Fertilizer Plant prompted a mass evacuation, the company was fined thousands of dollars by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.