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A FIRE EARLY THIS MORNING IN OCEAN ISLE BEACH, North Carolina, killed at least 6 students from South Carolina colleges with one more still unaccounted.  An additional six people were transported to Brunswick Community Hospital.

The house was completely destroyed.  Investigators will need more time to determine the cause.  The house is one of many in the area that are primarily used for vacation rentals.  However one report says that the daughter of this house’s owner was one of the victims.

The fire department was on scene 6 minutes after the alarm was sent, but the house was completely filled with fire before they arrived, leaving no opportunity for any rescue attempt.

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The Wilmington Star News has the STORY.

Update:  The unaccounted person has been found and listed as the seventh fatality.  Twelve of the thirteen occupants were students at the University of South Carolina and one of the dead was attending Clemson Univ.

The Associated Press has an updated and expanded story HERE.

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