Fire destroys beach house where 15 visitors were staying, North Carolina officials say
But crews remained at the scene until 2 p.m. "wetting down 'hot spots'," WWAY reported.
The 15 people were staying in the house as part of a family vacation, WECT reported, and none of them or any first responders were hurt.
He told JDNews that the company found another house for them by
"They lost everything they brought with them, clothes, phones, food, and even their vehicles," he said, according to JDNews.
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"There is nothing left of it ... it burned to the ground," she wrote. "Our house is standing, deck charred, walkway to beach burned, and siding melted on that side but it is standing."
She wrote that it was "the scariest thing she had been through in a while."
The cause of the fire is not known, WECT reported.
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