ARCHDALE, N.C. — Firefighters battled a fire at the T and A Laundry in Archdale Thursday. The fire occurred around 1:30 p.m.
Jason Shelton, acting Battalion chief with Guil-Rand Fire Department said additional fire crews including High Point, Thomasville, Sophia and Tabernacle Fire helped to put out the fire. Shelton said an employee was outside the building at the time of the fire. No one was injured.
But a 911 call to Randolph County dispatch revealed there were customers inside the laundromat at the time the fire started.
"I am at the laundry mat in Archdale and the dryer caught on fire," said the 911 caller.
"Yes, the dryer is on fire with my clothes in it. it's burning right now I've got pictures and videos of it," he told the dispatcher.
"Can you get everyone out of the business," instructed the dispatcher.
" Yes, we're coming out right now," the caller advised.
"And everyone is exiting the business at this time?" asked the dispatcher just to confirm no one was inside the laundromat.
"Yes, we've already come out and everybody's out. You can see it, it's burning right now I've got pictures and videos of it," added the caller.
Video recorded by witnesses showed the fire took over the building by the time firefighters arrived.
A plume of dark smoke poured into the air and blew into nearby businesses.
One business owner who came out to record what was happening said she also was worried the fire would spread to her business because it was windy.
"I was like oh my goodness and my heart kind of like stopped because it was terrifying to see. Hopefully, they have insurance," said Lisa Bayne of Archdale Subs.
Firefighters were able to put the fire out in about 40 minutes.
Right now, Investigators are still looking into what caused the fire and if indeed it was the dryer.
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