Woman, dog die in Southport mobile home fire
SOUTHPORT, NC (WWAY) — A woman and a dog have died after a mobile home caught on fire in Southport early Wednesday.
According to the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office, the call came in just before 5:45 a.m. The sheriff’s office and Southport Fire Department responded to Anchor Village Lane in Anchor Village Mobile Home Park after reports of a lightning strike.
Southport Fire Chief Charles Drew said a boyfriend and girlfriend lived inside the mobile home when it caught on fire. Drew said the man made it out; however the woman did not. The sheriff’s office said a dog died in the fire as well.
The @Brunscosheriff ‘s Office and the @southportfire Department are still on scene on Anchor Village Ln trying to determine a cause of the fire. pic.twitter.com/zsox5sTs1F
— Hannah Patrick (@Hannahpatricktv) July 18, 2018
The Southport Fire Department posted on Facebook that it is a “very serious situation”.
Chief Drew said firefighters had walked around the neighborhood about three months ago to offer free smoke detectors. There was a smoke detector in the home, but crews weren’t sure if it was working.
Southport Fire Dept. responds to a mobile home fire on July 18, 2018. (Photo: Facebook/SouthportFD)
He added the department responded to four fires this morning in Southport alone, possibly all caused by lightning. He said they were on another call when they received the alert of the fatal fire.
Officials are still investigating.
We will bring you more updates as they become available.
