Blounts Creek home “fully engulfed” in Sunday fire

Published 3:48 pm Monday, March 18, 2024

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Multiple emergency service departments responded to a structure fire at 168 Evergreen Lane in the Crystal Beach community in Blounts Creek at approximately 6:22 p.m. on Sunday, Mar. 17. A single-wide mobile home was “fully engulfed in fire,” according to Blounts Creek Volunteer Fire Department. Several vehicles, boats and a workshop were also involved in the fire.

A nearby fire in a wooded area contributed to the house fire, according to the volunteer fire department.

It took three local fire crews 45 minutes to extinguish the fire, and several additional hours to extinguish hot spots.

According to Beaufort County Emergency Management, there were no reported injuries.

The following crews responded to the fire:

Blounts Creek Fire Department
Engine 20
Engine 21
Rescue 40
Brush 50
QRV 80
Aurora Fire Department
Engine 6010
Tanker 6030
Tanker 6031
Rescue 6040
Chocowinity Fire Department
Engine 6212
Engine 6220
Tanker 6230
Brush 6250
Aurora EMS 401
Beaufort County EMS
Medic 4
Beaufort County Emergency Management
EM 4
EM 5
EM 7
Beaufort County Sheriffs Office
North Carolina State Highway Patrol
Tideland EMC