KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. — Three people are dead after a massive fire broke out in a Kill Devil Hills home overnight, according to the Kill Devil Hills Fire Department.
The department says crews responded to the fire just before 2:30 a.m. on Friday, August 11.
They say the home where the fire broke out is in the 1800 block of North Virginia Dare Trail.
According to Rachel Tackett, the Public Information Officer for Kill Devil Hills, there were three homes impacted by the fire.
The house where the main fire happened had six renters inside, said Tackett. Out of those six, two adults and one teenager died, according to Tackett. The three other occupants were injured - two were flown to a hospital in Norfolk and one was treated locally, Tackett added.
The renters' license plates had Maryland license plates, according to Tackett.
"It's really sad. People come down here. We intertwine our lives with them They enjoy what we get to see on a daily basis," said Andrea Sullivan, a manager at the nearby Jolly Roger restaurant. "When something like this happens, it's awful. It's awful. I can't even fathom."
The fire damaged two other homes, but the department says everyone inside was safely relocated.
"It's terrible. You can rebuilt anything. You can't bring a life back," said Bob Coleman, the owner of one of the other homes.
The property was built in 1948, and officials told us the property was required to have smoke alarms but not sprinklers.
On September 21, the Kill Devil Hills Fire Department confirmed that the home did have working smoke alarms. The department also noted that the cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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