Authorities investigating whether QVC fire was arson

Vincent Pallozzi, special agent in charge with the ATF out of Charlotte, said, "We are early on in the investigation so at this point everything is on the table."

"This is a big one,"Pallozzi said. "It's the largest I have ever seen."

Sixty investigators are now combing for clues in a building the size of 30 football fields. It could take weeks. Five days after the blaze, there are still areas of this building that can not be reached because of all of the destruction.

“There’s heavy equipment operators in there right now as we speak to make the scene safe,” Pallozzi told WRAL News.

Approximately 75 percent of the 1.5-million square foot facility was damaged in the fire.

One person, 21-year-old Kevon Ricks, died in the blaze. Family members told WRAL News that Ricks had just started working at QVC three weeks ago and was the father of a 1-year-old child.

“To give closure to the Ricks family and to those men and women who lost their jobs would be great," Pallozzi said. "We’ll work hard to try to figure out what happened here.”

The facility is the company’s second-largest fulfillment center processing around "25% to 30% of volume," according to company statements.

The distribution center opened in Rocky Mount in 1999 and expanded in February 2011. Edgecombe County Manager Eric Evans said there are likely employees who have been working with QVC since 2000. Around 1,200 people work at the facility on an average day — with that number likely inflated during this time of year due to the holiday shopping season.

On its website, Quarate Retail Group, the parent company of QVC and HSN, posted Monday that orders placed beginning Saturday, December 18, could no longer be guaranteed to arrive in time for Christmas.

Rocky Mount, NC 27804.

Rocky Mount, NC 27804