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3 firefighters injured battling cotton plant fire

Fire jumps between bales of cotton; they don’t catch fire easily, but when they do, they’re difficult to put out, firefighters say

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WNCT

KINSTON, N.C. — Three firefighters have been injured and the fire continues to burn at the Kinston Fibers plant off Highway 70 in Lenoir County.

It’s now close to 50 percent contained.

The smell of smoke is still in the air close to 12 hours after the fire first broke out.

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