Fire damages huge QVC distribution center in North Carolina

ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (AP) — A fire has ripped through a distribution center in North Carolina for the QVC home-shopping television network, causing extensive damage to the facility. The News & Observer reports that more than 300 employees were working at the facility near Rocky Mount when the fire was reported shortly after 2 a.m. No injuries were immediately reported. The cause of the fire remained under investigation. Evans said a “main section” of the 1.2 million-square-foot facility appears to be destroyed.