WILCOX COUNTY, Ga. — Fire officials are working to learn how a shed of semitrucks filled with peanuts caught fire.
The building at the Doster Peanut Company in Wilcox County was engulfed in flames early Thursday morning.
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Officials say the shed held 20 semi-trailers of peanuts that were drying out.
Crews say it could take several days to completely put out all the hot spots.
Georgia leads the U.S. in peanut production.
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