Official: Worker’s body found after fire at QVC facility

ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. – Authorities have recovered the body of a man who was working at a distribution center in North Carolina for the QVC home-shopping television network when a massive fire erupted, destroying most of the facility, a local official said Sunday.

Edgecombe County Manager Eric Evans said authorities found the man’s body Sunday morning at the facility near Rocky Mount.

The Edgecombe County Sheriff ’s Office said in a Facebook post that 21-yearold Kevon Ricks has been identified as the worker who died.

QVC confirmed the death in a statement released Sunday night. The company also said it was offering resources to the rest of its Rocky Mount employees, including shutdown pay through Dec. 31 and a hotline for workers to get updates and leave questions.