UPDATE 6:05PM – The Johnston County Fire Marshal’s Office has ruled today’s house fire as accidental. Fire Marshal Ryan Parker said the blaze originated in a bedroom on the second floor and was caused by an overloaded electrical circuit. The home was under renovation.
SELMA – Multiple fire departments responded to a house fire Friday morning in Selma. The fire was reported just before 11:30am at a home in the 300 block of W. Railroad Street.Firefighters from Selma, Smithfield, Pine Level, Micro, and Wilson’s Mills responded. A ladder truck was used to help bring the fire under control.
Selma Police blocked off several streets around the scene.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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