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Three people were killed and three others were injured in a fire early Aug. 11, 2023 at an oceanfront home in Kill Devil Hills. (Kari Pugh / The Virginian-Pilot)
Three people were killed and three others were injured in a fire early Aug. 11, 2023 at an oceanfront home in Kill Devil Hills. (Kari Pugh / The Virginian-Pilot)
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By KARI PUGH | Staff writer
UPDATED: August 11, 2023 at 4:48 PM EDT
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KILL DEVIL HILLS — Investigators are still trying to determine what caused a Friday morning fire that destroyed a historic oceanfront cottage and killed three vacationers, including a teenager.
Three others in the house at 1825 N. Virginia Dare Trail were injured — two seriously.
Firefighters were dispatched at 2:20 a.m. and arrived two minutes later to find the four-bedroom, four-bath house “fully engulfed in flames,” said Rachel Tackett, spokesperson for the Town of Kill Devil Hills.
Carried by 15 to 17 mph winds, the fire spread to the home next door to the south and left minor damage to the adjacent house to the north. Everyone in those homes escaped without injury.
Authorities had not publicly identified the victims by Friday afternoon, but said they were two adults and a teen. Two other adults with serious injuries were taken to regional trauma centers. Their conditions were unknown Friday afternoon. Another teenager suffered minor injuries and was treated and released from The Outer Banks Hospital, Tackett said. She said investigators have not confirmed where the victims are from, but cars in the driveway had Maryland license plates.
