Newport, TN (WOKI) All personnel are accounted for following a fire just before noon Tuesday) at the Cocke County Highway Department.

According to Cocke County Mayor Rob Mathis, the fire, at the department’s facility on Lower Quarry Road in Newport, was brought under control around 1:00 p.m., adding that the building contained “dangerous explosives” inside.

Mathis says the county also evacuated the nearby Keurig Dr. Pepper plant as a precaution.

He urges the public to avoid the area as smoke is still thick and emergency responders will remain on scene for several more hours.

This is a developing story.