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Fire destroys house in Robbins
A house fire in Robbins shut down a major road and reduced a structure to a shell on Saturday afternoon.
The call came in just before 5:30 p.m. for a house fire on N.C. Highway 705 at the intersection of Noah Road, just south of the Robbins crossroads at N.C. Highway 24-27.
Shortly after the initial call, a Foxfire Police Department officer who was already traveling on N.C. Highway 705 to assist Robbins police with a traffic stop came upon the fire. The officer reported to dispatch that the home was fully engulfed in flames and that at least one propane tank had exploded.
It was initially thought that there was a life hazard due to no one being able to make contact with the resident, but he was located a short time later and was not home at the time.
According to officials on the scene, the fire appeared to have started in the front corner of the house. Although the residence had no power, the exact cause remains under investigation.
The Moore County Sheriff’s Department shut down N.C. Highway 705 due to fire trucks and emergency vehicles blocking the roadway.
A plow from the N.C. Forest Service was brought in as a precaution, and a fire line was plowed around the property due to high fire danger from dry conditions.
The Moore County fire marshal was on the scene and is investigating.
~Article, video, and photo by Sandhills Sentinel reporter Daniel Gwyn. Daniel has been reporting breaking news for Sandhills Sentinel since 2020.
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A highway ramp in Cameron was closed for several hours on Monday morning after a semi-truck overturned, spilling sand.
The truck was traveling on the Highway 24-27 exit to Highway 1 northbound when it overturned and spilled sand in the grass off the ramp.
Motorists were delayed as they were rerouted around the single-vehicle wreck.
No injuries were reported, according to the Highway Patrol.
This is the second time Sandhills Sentinel has covered an overturned semi-truck this month. A semi overturned on Highway 1 in Southern Pines on April 4.
Feature photo: A semi-truck overturns in Cameron on April 28.
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Photos by Cheryl Gilmore.
A Toyota driver traveling on May Street, just past Valley View Road in Southern Pines, swerved Monday afternoon to avoid crashing into a vehicle that was stopped and waiting to turn, according to officials at the scene of the single-vehicle wreck.
The Mazda flipped into a small ditch off the roadway. The car sustained significant damage, leaving its roof nearly flat.
No injuries were reported to the vehicle’s passengers, and no other cars were involved in the wreck, according to officials on the scene.
Responding agencies were Moore County EMS, Southern Pines Fire Department and the N.C. State Highway Patrol.
~Article and photo by Sandhills Sentinel breaking news reporter Brandi Grice.
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The N.C. Department of Transportation will begin clearing and grubbing operations on a stretch of Midland Road in Pinehurst this week.
Beginning April 29, crews will conduct selective tree removal ahead of turn lane construction and median crossover removals.
Tree removal work will take place between Airport Road and Grant Street and is expected to last through the week.
Crossover expansions will begin in early to mid-May in preparation for road resurfacing in the coming months.
This is the first of several projects to improve safety and driver efficiency in the area along with improving bike and pedestrian connectivity.
Motorists are reminded to use caution while driving through the project site and watch for signs and flaggers as work progresses.
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