A double wide mobile home was devoured by fire Thursday.

Emergency crews responded to the outside woods fire around 4:30 p.m. at Waynor Road, off of Highway 22, near the airport.

“Whispering Pines Fire & Rescue and Cypress Pointe Fire & Rescue were added quickly after arrival by Southern Pines and finding out that we had a wind driven fire with a double wide and two sheds burning along with about fifteen to twenty acres of woods,” said Frank Staples with Cypress Pointe Fire & Rescue.

Photos courtesy of Southern Pines Fire & Rescue.

Carthage and Pinehurst Fire Departments were called in as well and, ‘The fire was brought under control after about an hour.”

Authorities did not state if anyone was home at the time of the fire or how the blaze ignited.

Waynor Road was closed down while crews worked.

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