UPDATE: BREAKING NEWS: Reported fatality at structure fire in Pink Hill
UPDATE: 10:37 a.m. - ONGOING INVESTIGATION - FATAL FIRE
On February 14, 2020 at 5:46 am, Pink Hill Fire Department and other mutual aid fire departments were dispatched to a structure fire at 6343 Potters Hill Road in Pink Hill.
Fire crews arrived and found a working fire. Crews began extinguishing the fire and searching the house. During their search, they located a victim who had died in the fire.
Pink Hill Fire Department and Deep Run Fire Department are still on the scene extinguishing hot spots at the scene.
Lenoir County Sheriffs Office and Lenoir County Emergency Services Officials are on the scene conducting the fire and death investigation with assistance from the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigations, North Carolina Office of State Fire Marshal and ATF.
Sheriff Ronnie Ingram viewed the scene with fire investigators and said, “the investigation is on going to determine the cause of the fire. Our prayers go out to the family for their loss. We are assuring we have notified the appropriate relatives of the deceased before releasing any victim information.”
ORIGINAL STORY:
Emergency crews responded this morning to a structure fire on Potters Hill Road in Pink Hill. There is one confirmed fatality. Neuse News is expecting a statement from the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office. We'll release more details as we're made aware.
