Body found in QVC shopping network’s facility damaged by fire

(CNN) — A assemblage was recovered Sunday successful a North Carolina organisation halfway for QVC, the buying tv network, 1 time aft a five-alarm occurrence tore done the facility.

At slightest 75% of the gathering was destroyed successful the fire, according to Corey Mercer, the occurrence main successful Rocky Mount, successful the northeastern portion of the state.

“At astir 11:30 am, Fire Search and Recover members located a assemblage connected the outbound broadside of the loading dock of QVC,” the Edgecombe County Sheriff’s Office said successful a quality merchandise posted connected its Facebook leafage Sunday. “At 4:00 p.m. contiguous the assemblage was positively identified arsenic 21-year-old Kevon Ricks.”

“Our thoughts and prayers spell retired to the household of Mr. Ricks arsenic good arsenic each squad members affected by this tragedy,” the merchandise said.

Fire officials were called to the QVC center, 1 of the largest employers successful the county, astir 2 a.m. Saturday, erstwhile much than 300 employees were moving astatine the facility, said Edgecombe County Manager Eric Evans.

One idiosyncratic was reported missing by his family, who had not been capable to get successful interaction with him aft the fire, according to Evans.

“I’m saddened by the nonaccomplishment of beingness during the QVC Distribution Center fire in Rocky Mount,” North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said in a tweet. “I’ve been successful interaction with section and authorities officials astir that calamity and taking steps to assistance families wounded by the nonaccomplishment of much than 2,000 jobs.”

More than 40 agencies from six counties responded to the occurrence and worked passim the morning, according to Mike Causey, North Carolina commissioner of security and authorities occurrence marshal.

“We are lasting by to recognize what this means economically to employees and we are acceptable to assistance successful immoderate mode we can,” Rocky Mount Mayor Sandy Roberson said successful a connection connected his Facebook page thanking archetypal responders.

More details regarding shipping and transportation volition beryllium released erstwhile the nonstop interaction is known, QVC said connected Facebook.