***UPDATE: Officials with the Town of Hillsborough say the building was destroyed in the fire but no injuries were reported.***
Crews responded to a large structure fire in West Hillsborough late Friday afternoon and into the evening.
The fire was at the old Bellevue Mill near the intersection of Nash St and Calvin St. That is in the vicinity of popular destinations such as Hillsborough BBQ and Mystery Brewing Company.
The Chapel Hill Fire Department and other surrounding crews assisted to control the fire.
Smoke still pouring out of the building in Hillsborough as crews are working to stop the blaze. pic.twitter.com/enJMi5v1iI
— WCHL & Chapelboro (@WCHLChapelboro) May 20, 2016
Orange County Sheriff Charles Blackwood was telling residents to “please stay out of the area and let the fire department do their job.”
Power was shut off for many residents in the area of West Hillsborough. This was purposely done for safety reasons.
We will have more information as it becomes available.
@ChapelHillFD: Multi-alarm fire in @OrangeRuralFire district. @ChapelHillFD is enroute to assist along with others. pic.twitter.com/PlEKPSBvn6
— Chapel Hill Fire (@ChapelHillFD) May 20, 2016
Hillsborough,nc pic.twitter.com/HFlFEjp7Jb
— Cindy (@Pinkgloves2) May 20, 2016
Hillsborough’s old textile mill is burning. https://t.co/3uha880wid pic.twitter.com/gRcB5VouW4
— Aaron Belz (@aaronbelz) May 20, 2016
Line of fire trucks outside of Hillsborough structure fire. pic.twitter.com/xgrOkjPbTX
— WCHL & Chapelboro (@WCHLChapelboro) May 20, 2016
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