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Franklinville home, cars a total loss after huge fire, officials say

A family has lost a home and pets following a huge house fire on Young Road in Franklinville.
Credit: East Side Fire Department

FRANKLINVILLE, N.C. — A home that was covered in flames after an overnight fire is a total loss, according to fire officials.

The fire also claimed the lives of the family's pets. 

Firefighters were called to the home on Young Road off Grantville Lane about a fire around 3:38 a.m. When they arrived, they found a two-story home drowning in a blaze.

Multiple fire crews were on the scene to put out the flames, but according to fire chief Hoffman, the home, its contents, and several vehicles parked near it were a total loss.

"Our sincere condolences go out to this family who lost nearly everything, including family pets," the East Side Fire Department shared on their Facebook Page. 

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