Waste treatment plant catches fire near North Carolina-South Carolina border

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – A fire broke out at a waste treatment plant in south Charlotte on Tuesday morning.

The fire started around 4:30 a.m. at the South Charlotte Transfer Station off of Westinghouse Boulevard between South Tryon Street and I-77, only two miles from the North Carolina-South Carolina border.

When firefighters got there, they found a large trash pile burning. They battled the blaze for about an hour before it was eventually brought under control. The early-morning fire sent plumes of smoke high into the sky…

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