US EditionFour Children Die in North Carolina House Fire, Officials Say
Four sisters aged 2 to 7 died in a house fire, while two 11-year-old girls escaped and alerted authorities; cause of the fire is under investigation.
- Columbus County Fire Marshal Shannon Blackman reported four young sisters died in a house fire early Saturday at 259 N. Colony Road near Chadbourn, North Carolina.
- Authorities urged a thorough probe after the blaze, noting the cause of the fire is unknown and Columbus County Sheriff Bill Rogers requested a thorough investigation.
- Authorities said the victims included children aged 2, 4, 6 and 7 years old, no adults were home at the time, and two 11-year-old girls escaped to call 911.
- After firefighters knocked down the blaze, officials found four bodies inside the house, and emergency crews remained at the scene near the U.S. 74 and N.C. 410 interchange as of noon Saturday.
- The SBI and local fire investigators are examining debris from the home, and officials warn the ongoing investigation will yield more details when available.
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Four children die in North Carolina house fire, reports say
CHADBOURN, N.C. (WNCN) -- Crews were still at the scene Saturday afternoon after a house fire left four children dead in Columbus County overnight, officials and reports said. The fire was reported just after 2:30 a.m. Saturday at a home along North Colony Road, about a mile northeast of Chadbourn, according to the Columbus News & Reporter, citing Columbus County Fire Marshal Shannon Blackman. The first emergency worker to respond was a deputy w…
Four children killed in early morning fire near Chadbourn
COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — Four children died in a residential fire just north of Chadbourn early Saturday morning. The fire broke out on North Colony Road near Peacock Road. Sheriff Bill Rogers said he received the call that residents were possibly inside around 3am. “So, I come and call our detective division out. We come got here as the fire department was outing the fire, we detected four bodies in the house once we got the fire beat down,…
Four children die in North Carolina house fire, officials say
CHADBOURN, N.C. (WNCN) -- Crews were still at the scene Saturday afternoon after a house fire left four children dead in Columbus County overnight, officials said. The fire was reported just after 2:30 a.m. Saturday at a home along North Colony Road, about a mile northeast of Chadbourn, Columbus County Fire Marshal Shannon Blackman told CBS 17. The first emergency workers to respond were a deputy with the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office and a C…
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