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Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Large outside fire burns abandoned chicken house

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A large outside fire spread to an abandoned chicken house on Martin Road near Eagle Springs on Wednesday afternoon. Firefighters from all over Moore County and parts of Montgomery County were on the scene to put out the blaze.

Officials say the fire started after a controlled burn that was conducted the day before rekindled and quickly spread. Shortly after firefighters arrived on scene, the flames had reached an old abandoned chicken house, causing the fire to be upgraded to a structure fire. A large field and surround woods were also seen burning by Moore County News crews that were at the scene.

Martin Road was reduced to one lane of travel while crews worked the fire. The North Carolina Forestry Service was also on scene with a plow creating a fire line to prevent further spread.

Fire crews were called out to the same location Wednesday evening for a small rekindle of the fire, and were able to quickly extinguish the flames once again.

Patrick Priest
Patrick Priest
A Moore County native, Patrick is an award-winning journalist with over 20 years of experience in the news industry at organizations such as CNN, WRAL, CBS 17 and more. He has covered major weather events as a certified NWS SKYWARN Storm Spotter. Patrick's passion is covering breaking news, for which he has won several prestigious news industry awards. He is one of the first N.C. news videographers to become a FAA certified drone pilot.

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