VIDEO: Firefighters were called out to a large plant fire in Gaston County on Monday morning.
According to Gaston County Communications, a fire was reported at Livent Corporation, a lithium plant in Bessemer City, just before 1:30 a.m. Kings Mountain Highway is shut down from the Kings Mountain Industrial Park entrance to Crowders Mountain Road while crews work to control the situation.
County officials said no evacuations have been deemed necessary, and the smoke is not believed to be hazardous. Still, residents are encouraged to stay indoors and not to drive around any road barriers. Officials said no injuries have been reported and all workers have been accounted for.
It is not yet known what sparked the blaze. The Charlotte Fire Department is assisting multiple Gaston County crews.