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Duck Firefighters respond to house fire that sent one crew member to hospital

Posted at 10:01 PM, Jul 11, 2020
and last updated 2020-07-11 22:01:47-04

DUCK, N.C. - The Duck Fire Department responded to a house fire Saturday afternoon.

Crews responded to a fire located at 106 Bayberry Drive at 4:57p.m.

Crews were able to successfully keep the fire from spreading despite temperatures reaching nearly 101 degrees in Duck, according to officials.

All residents of the home were not home when the fire began, officials reports.

One support personnel and one firefighter were treated for heat related illness with one person being taken to a local hospital.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.