BEAUFORT COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) – A mobile home was destroyed in a fire Monday afternoon.
Beaufort County Public Information Officer Brandon Tester tells us the fire erupted around 3:15 p.m.
Chocowinity Fire Department responded to the call and the fire was extinguished.
One person lives at the home but they were not there at the time, officials say. A cat was killed in the fire.
Investigators say that the preliminary investigation shows that the fire was caused by an electric space heater.
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