GASTONIA, N.C. (QUEEN CITYNEWS) — Crews battled a two-alarm fire that broke out at a textiles business in Gastonia. The Gastonia Fire Department responded to Firestone Fibers & Textiles on South Dalton Street Wednesday evening.
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