Fire leads to evacuation at Amazon distribution center in Garner

Employees at the Amazon distribution center in Garner were evacuated early Sunday morning when a fire broke out at the facility.

The Garner Fire Department said a cardboard compactor attached to building started the fire. A spokesperson with Amazon said smoke entered the first floor of the facility.

The fire department said smoke removal took about four hours.

A spokesperson for Amazon said they provided all employees with warm weather kits while firefighters responded and sent employees home with pay for the duration of the night shift.

Amazon said operations are now fulling running after the fire marshal cleared the facility to resume activity and they are trying to determine the cause of the fire.