MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Authorities in Mooresville are talking to a person of interest after an early Thursday morning fire that injured two firefighters and killed six pets.
The couple who lives at the home on Indian Springs Drive was on vacation when the fire broke out at about 4:45 a.m.
“I had never seen a house go up like that. It was it was insane,” said neighbor Charles Caron. “(I) looked out and I can see that the house is fully engulfed in flames. Come out front, fire trucks lined up on the front of my house down the road.”
Investigators believe someone set the fire on purpose. No one was home at the time.
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“There was some things at the scene that causes us to think in the direction of intentional, but we’ve got to conduct the investigation to make sure,” said Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell.
One of the firefighters who had injuries not considered to be life-threatening was taken to a hospital. The other was treated at the scene.
“It’s a miracle that they didn’t get her worse,” Caron said. “And I hope and pray that they’re going to be OK and prayers out to them and their families.”
Caron said he was thinking about his neighbors and what they lost.
“If they need anything, just reach out,” Caron said. “I mean, we’re here to do whatever we can to help them.”
The person of interest is cooperating, according to the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office.
The fire remains under investigation.
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