Officials: Child playing with lighter causes deadly NC house fire

KENLY, NC (WTVD) — Johnston County Sheriff’s Office says the structure fire leaving two dead was the result of a juvenile playing with a lighter.

Deputies responded to a fire at 1592 Beulahtown Road in Kenly on Sunday and discovered 37-year-old David William Creech and his two-year-old son Matthew were found dead inside.

The blaze also left the man’s girlfriend Serena Brock and his two other children injured. Those three were transported to UNC Burn Center and are in stable but serious condition, deputies said.