SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                             CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
                          TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

  Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)     NOVEMBER 15, 2001
                                                  ------------------------------

                           BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                                    DELAWARE
                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

          1-10984                                      56-1584586
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   (Commission File Number)               (IRS Employer Identification Number)

           3330 West Friendly Avenue, Greensboro, North Carolina 27410
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

                                 (336) 379-2000
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


Item 3.      Bankruptcy or Receivership.

         On November 15, 2001, Burlington  Industries,  Inc. (the "Company") and
certain of its subsidiaries filed voluntary  petitions under chapter 11 of title
11, United States Code (the "Bankruptcy  Code") in the United States  Bankruptcy
Court for the district of Delaware (Case Nos.  01-11282 through  01-11306).  The
Company and its subsidiaries remain in possession of their assets and properties
and  continue  to operate  their  businesses  and  manage  their  properties  as
debtors-in-possession  pursuant to sections  1107(a) and 1108 of the  Bankruptcy
Code.  On November  15,  2001,  the  Bankruptcy  Court  issued an interim  order
authorizing the Company to enter into a credit facility of up to $190 million in
debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing underwritten by J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. The
Company  issued a press release,  a copy of which is attached  hereto as Exhibit
99.1 and incorporated by reference herein,  announcing the chapter 11 filing and
the DIP financing.  A copy of the credit  facility is attached hereto as Exhibit
99.2 and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 5.      Other Events.

         On November 16, 2001, the New York Stock Exchange  notified the Company
that, in view of the fact that the Company  announced that it and certain of its
U.S. subsidiaries had filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter
11, it had  determined to suspend  trading of the Company's  common stock and to
file an application  with the  Securities and Exchange  Commission to delist the
Company's common stock.

Item 7.      Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

(c)      Exhibits

         Exhibit Number                Exhibit

            99.1                       Press release, dated November 15, 2001

            99.2                       Revolving  Credit and Guaranty  Agreement
                                       among  Burlington  Industries,   Inc.,  a
                                       Debtor and a Debtor-in  Possession  under
                                       Chapter  11 of the  Bankruptcy  Code,  as
                                       Borrower,  and  The  Subsidiaries  of the
                                       Borrower Named Herein,  each a Debtor and
                                       a  Debtor-in-Possession  under Chapter 11
                                       of the  Bankruptcy  Code, as  Guarantors,
                                       and The Banks Party Hereto, and JP Morgan
                                       Chase  Bank,  as  Administrative   Agent,
                                       Documentation Agent and Collateral Agent,
                                       J.P.  Morgan  Securities,  Inc.,  as Book
                                       Manager and Lead Arranger,  together with
                                       Exhibit  B, Form of  Security  and Pledge
                                       Agreement.





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                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 as
amended,  the  Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                     BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC.

Date: November 28, 2001

                                     By: /s/ JOHN D. ENGLAR
                                         ---------------------------------
                                             John D. Englar
                                             Senior Vice President,
                                             Corporate Development and Law
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                             CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
                          TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

  Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)     NOVEMBER 15, 2001
                                                  ------------------------------

                           BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                                    DELAWARE
                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

          1-10984                                      56-1584586
----------------------------              ------------------------------------
   (Commission File Number)               (IRS Employer Identification Number)

           3330 West Friendly Avenue, Greensboro, North Carolina 27410
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

                                 (336) 379-2000
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Item 3.      Bankruptcy or Receivership.

         On November 15, 2001, Burlington  Industries,  Inc. (the "Company") and
certain of its subsidiaries filed voluntary  petitions under chapter 11 of title
11, United States Code (the "Bankruptcy  Code") in the United States  Bankruptcy
Court for the district of Delaware (Case Nos.  01-11282 through  01-11306).  The
Company and its subsidiaries remain in possession of their assets and properties
and  continue  to operate  their  businesses  and  manage  their  properties  as
debtors-in-possession  pursuant to sections  1107(a) and 1108 of the  Bankruptcy
Code.  On November  15,  2001,  the  Bankruptcy  Court  issued an interim  order
authorizing the Company to enter into a credit facility of up to $190 million in
debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing underwritten by J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. The
Company  issued a press release,  a copy of which is attached  hereto as Exhibit
99.1 and incorporated by reference herein,  announcing the chapter 11 filing and
the DIP financing.  A copy of the credit  facility is attached hereto as Exhibit
99.2 and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 5.      Other Events.

         On November 16, 2001, the New York Stock Exchange  notified the Company
that, in view of the fact that the Company  announced that it and certain of its
U.S. subsidiaries had filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter
11, it had  determined to suspend  trading of the Company's  common stock and to
file an application  with the  Securities and Exchange  Commission to delist the
Company's common stock.

Item 7.      Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

(c)      Exhibits

         Exhibit Number                Exhibit

            99.1                       Press release, dated November 15, 2001

            99.2                       Revolving  Credit and Guaranty  Agreement
                                       among  Burlington  Industries,   Inc.,  a
                                       Debtor and a Debtor-in  Possession  under
                                       Chapter  11 of the  Bankruptcy  Code,  as
                                       Borrower,  and  The  Subsidiaries  of the
                                       Borrower Named Herein,  each a Debtor and
                                       a  Debtor-in-Possession  under Chapter 11
                                       of the  Bankruptcy  Code, as  Guarantors,
                                       and The Banks Party Hereto, and JP Morgan
                                       Chase  Bank,  as  Administrative   Agent,
                                       Documentation Agent and Collateral Agent,
                                       J.P.  Morgan  Securities,  Inc.,  as Book
                                       Manager and Lead Arranger,  together with
                                       Exhibit  B, Form of  Security  and Pledge
                                       Agreement.
SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 as
amended,  the  Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                     BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC.

Date: November 28, 2001

                                     By: /s/ JOHN D. ENGLAR
                                         ---------------------------------
                                             John D. Englar
                                             Senior Vice President,
                                             Corporate Development and Law