ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (AP) - A fire ripped through a distribution center in North Carolina for the QVC home-shopping television network early Saturday, causing extensive damage to the facility, officials said.More than 300 employees were working at the facility near Rocky Mount when the fire was reported shortly after 2 a.m., The News & Observer reported.
No injuries were immediately reported.QVC representatives reported that all employees safely evacuated the warehouse and were accounted for except for one who hadn't contacted family yet, according to Edgecombe County Manager Eric Evans.
Earlier Saturday, Evans had said all of the center's employees appeared to be accounted for.QVC representatives didn't immediately respond to a message left.