WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, N.C. (WECT) – Crews are battling a house fire in Wrightsville Beach that forced road closures and a shelter-in-place advisory for nearby residents Thursday morning.
Wrightsville Beach police and firefighters responded to the blaze at a home on North Ridge Lane, off Lumina Avenue near beach access four. A town spokesperson said a man inside the home woke up to flames shortly after 8 a.m. and managed to escape unhurt.
Drivers should avoid North Ridge Lane, Circle Street and Lumina Avenue. Officials are asking anyone north of the fire to shelter in place and refrain from traveling through the area…