Newton, Conover fire departments tackle fire at industrial building

NEWTON, N.C. — Firefighters responded to a fire outside an industrial building Saturday morning in Newton.

A passerby saw an AC heater unit smoking outside Continental Structural Plastics at about 5:15 a.m.

Both Newton and Conover fire departments responded to the fire at 1400 Burris Road.

No one was at the company at the time.

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