A fire damaged the R.A. Jeffreys distributing warehouse Wednesday morning at 1702 Red Robin Lane in New Bern, but no one was injured.
Two shifts of New Bern firefighters and four assisting fire companies battled the blaze for hours in near freezing temperatures.
An employee arriving for work around 4 a.m. Wednesday called the fire in. No one was in the building at the time, and no injuries were reported.
According to New Bern Fire Chief Bobby Boyd, about 30 percent of the building was burning when firefighters arrived, though “there’s heat damage everywhere.” He said the building sustained moderate to major damage.