Overview
- An early-morning explosion and fire at 2:15 a.m. at Perdue’s feed mill in Cofield, Hertford County left one worker unaccounted for as of Sunday.
- Four employees were on site: one was released after hospital treatment, one was airlifted with serious injuries, and one was treated at the scene.
- Search and recovery operations remain active, with specialized equipment requested to shore up structurally compromised sections of the facility.
- Multiple agencies responded and remain engaged, including local fire departments, Hertford County EMS and Emergency Management, North Carolina Emergency Management, and the state Fire Marshal’s office.
- The cause of the blast is under investigation, next-of-kin notifications are complete, the facility is secured by responders, and operations are closed until further notice.