Posted on 10/28/2007 2:37:31 PM PDT by yorkie
OCEAN ISLE BEACH, N.C. - Fire ravaged a beach house occupied by more than a dozen people, most of them college students, killing seven early Sunday and sending several more to a hospital, authorities said.
Six survivors were released after treatment, Mayor Debbie Smith said; one had jumped from the burning house and into a waterway. Officials had accounted for everyone believed to be inside the home, Smith said.
There were three kids sitting on the ground screaming, said newspaper deliverer Tim Burns, who called 911 after seeing a column of smoke rising from the house. There was one guy hanging out the window, and he jumped in the canal. I know he got out because he was yelling for a girl to follow him.
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so tragic....prayers for all
Saw this on Fox News. . .a tragic turn of events here for those inside this house.
Prayers for those who died and for their families in their moments of grief and loss.
So heartbreaking. Kids go off for a fun weekend, and it ends in tragedy. May the families and survivors through the grace of God find comfort in their loss.
So tragic.......prayers for all victims, families and fellow students. What a horrible loss.
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