Fire Destroys Large Warehouse At Atmore Area Cotton Gin

January 31, 2019

Fire destroyed a large warehouse at a cotton gin north of Atmore Thursday afternoon.

The fire ripped through what we are  told was a seed warehouse at the Frank Currie Gin Company in the small community of McCullough, about five miles northwest of the Highway 31 Atmore exit on I-65.

At least a portion of warehouse collapsed, according to reports from the scene. Smoke from the blaze could be seen for miles.

The McCullough and Poarch fire departments were among the responders working to contain the roaring blaze.

Photos by Glenn Kelley for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.

Comments

5 Responses to “Fire Destroys Large Warehouse At Atmore Area Cotton Gin”

  1. Becky on February 2nd, 2019 10:20 am

    So sorry for them. Looks like a big loss.

  2. Seed house on February 1st, 2019 10:07 am

    No it doesn’t it’s a seed house you can’t put water on it anyways

  3. chris on February 1st, 2019 8:54 am

    If it was, it was not working very well.

  4. John B on February 1st, 2019 8:48 am

    Doesn’t look like it Mary

  5. Mary McMillan on January 31st, 2019 9:56 pm

    Was this building equipped with a fire sprinkler system?

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