Firefighters Battle Late-Night Blaze In Meadow Community

BENSON – Four tobacco barns caught fire late Thursday night in the Meadow community, bringing firefighters from four departments to the scene.

Johnston County 911 dispatched the Meadow, Benson, Four Oaks and Blackman’s Crossroads fire departments to the fire on Holly Grove Road at 11:53 p.m.

When firefighters arrived, they found four tobacco barns burning with heavy flames.

Crews worked into the early morning hours Friday to extinguish the blaze. The fire was declared under control at 2:08 a.m., more than two hours after the initial dispatch.

The Johnston County Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the origin of the fire. The cause has not been determined.