One person dies in Navassa mobile home fire
NAVASSA, NC (WWAY) — One person died after a structure fire late Tuesday night in Navassa, according to fire officials.
The Navassa Fire Department responded around 11 p.m. Tuesday to a fire in the 1100 block of Old Mill Road. When crews arrived, they found a single-wide trailer heavily involved with fire and smoke.
Firefighters brought the fire under control, but one adult inside the trailer died as a result of the fire.
The identity of the victim has not been released.
Multiple agencies assisted at the scene, including the Leland Fire Department, Winnabow Volunteer Fire Department, New Hanover County Fire Rescue, Pender EMS & Fire, Brunswick County EMS, the City of Wilmington Fire Department, Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office, Brunswick County 911, the Town of Navassa and Duke Energy.
The cause and origin of the fire remain under investigation.
The investigation is being led by the North Carolina Office of State Fire Marshal, with assistance from the North Carolina Department of Insurance, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, the Brunswick County Fire Marshal’s Office and the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office.
