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Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Brush fire closes Brunswick road, threatens homes
A large brush fire in Brunswick County on Thursday, May 22, is threatening homes in the Winnabow area. Multiple units are on the scene of the blaze, which has prompted the closure of Rock Creek Road, according to a Facebook post from the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office. Fire engines are protecting homes as of Thursday evening, according to a Facebook post from the Winnabow Volunteer Fire Department. It's the second such fire to impact Brunswick County in May. The first, which started on May 2, burned more than 1,300 acres in the Boiling Spring Lakes area. On Thursday, officials said there are still hot spots with the fire at 83 percent containment. Bobby Lowery, 28, of Nebo, N.C., has been charged with not keeping a person in charge of a brush fire in relation to the wildfire in Boiling Spring Lakes. "Drought conditions have persisted this spring in southeastern North Carolina, keeping vegetation primed for catching fire," the North Carolina Forest Service stated in a May 12 news release. This article originally appeared on Wilmington StarNews: Fire in Brunswick County, NC, closes Rock Creek Road, threatens homes
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
1 rescued, 2 injured in home explosion at NC coast; blast rips hole though house
LELAND, N.C. (WNCN) — One person was rescued and two people were injured when a townhome exploded at the North Carolina coast early Friday night, officials said. The blast, which blew the home's garage door off to a townhouse across the street, was reported around 7:35 p.m. at a one-level townhome in the 1300 block of Suncrest Way in the Magnolia Greens neighborhood of Leland in Brunswick County, according to the Leland Fire/Rescue Department. The blast appeared to rip a hole through the entire townhome — blowing out the front and back of the building. Crews rescued one person from the rubble of the home, which sustained major damage with roofing torn away and beams exposed. The explosion did not appear to spark a fire. Two people were injured but did not require hospitalization, Leland officials said. One man in the home at the time of the explosion told WECT about the blast. 'I heard this really loud 'bang.' It was a really loud bang, and everything just kinda came in on you,' Nathan White told the TV station. Four other homes were also heavily damaged, with at least two others also impacted, Leland officials said. Debris from the explosion was on the roofs of homes nearby and some other windows were blown out. 'The Red Cross is assisting displaced residents and the investigation is ongoing,' fire officials said. N.W. Fire/Rescue Department and Winnabow Volunteer Fire Department assisted Leland Fire in the call. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
