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Campsite fire reported near Food Lion store

Heard on: Burke County Public Safety
01:45
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Fifteen 55 East Union Street is boulevard outside fire.
audio iconFire & Arson
E Union St, Morganton, NC 28655
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Emergency services were dispatched to a report of a campsite on fire near the Food Lion on East Union Street. A customer reported the fire but was unsure what was burning or whether anyone was trapped, injured, or otherwise in danger. Responders initially did not see any fire from their vantage point and requested another unit to help search the area on foot, including known homeless camp locations.

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