VIDEO: Fire engulfs Manteo Furniture & Appliance Warehouse
MANNS HARBOR, N.C. (WAVY) — A three-alarm fire engulfed the Manteo Furniture & Appliance Warehouse in Manns Harbor Tuesday.
Dare County dispatch confirmed emergency personnel responded to a fire at the Manteo Furniture & Appliance Warehouse around 4 p.m. Crews from Dare County, as well as Currituck and Tyrell counties, were also at the scene.
Ken Daniels, owner of Manteo Furniture & Appliance, posted to Facebook that the fire “destroyed our Manns Harbor warehouse, but there were no injuries to employees, neighbors or firefighters.”
Daniels said it would be open for business as usual Wednesday. He said firefighters had a difficult time battling the blaze without municipal water, though he noted that “water would have unlikely ma[d]e a difference in the outcome, but would have made their job easier.”
Valentino Custom Boats’ Manuel Estrella was inside his business when the fire occurred. His business is next to Manteo Furniture & Appliance Warehouse.
“Only thing I can say is we lost a lot,” Estrella said. “I’m sure the other business lost even more, but we are in shock.”
Spoke with the owner of Valentino Custom Boats Manuel Estrella, who was inside his business, when the fire occurred, it is directly next to Manteo Warehouse. “Only thing I can say is we lost a lot, I’m sure the other business lost even more, but we are in shock.” @WAVY_News pic.twitter.com/urBRoGj7GF
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Dare County Fire Marshal Steve Kovacs confirmed to WAVY-TV 10 that it was a three-alarm fire. One person was inside the warehouse when the fire started, but that person made it out and called 911, Kovacs said.
Dare County Emergency Director Drew Pearson said crews responded just after 4 p.m., and the fire is under control. He said multiple crews responded to the warehouse at 6300 US-64 in Manns Harbor.
Pearson said currently, there is no known cause for the fire.
The warehouse is located off of U.S. Highway 64 in the Manns Harbor area.
(WAVY Viewer Photo – Shawn Pasley) (WAVY Viewer Photo – Shawn Pasley) (WAVY Viewer Photo – Shawn Pasley) (WAVY Viewer Photo – Shawn Pasley) (WAVY Viewer Photo – Shawn Pasley)
Photos and video from WAVY viewer Shawn Pasley show thick smoke and flames at the warehouse and multiple fire crews at the scene fighting the fire.
Currituck County Department of Fire and EMS said it sent Engine 66, Battalion 106, MAB 10, Captain 101 and Corolla Fire & Rescue Squad’s Rehab 6 to the scene, operating under an aid request for Dare County in Manns Harbor.
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