SURF CITY, N.C. (WITN) - A fire tore through a home in Surf City Saturday night, completely destroying one house and damaging three others.

The homeowner was inside with his dog when the fire started but managed to get out safely. Now, investigators are trying to figure out what caused it.

Firefighters were called to 1715 North Shore Drive around 6 p.m. When they arrived, the house was covered in flames.

“Fire crews initially just worked on suppression activities to protect the neighboring homes and put out the main fire,” said Surf City Fire Chief Allen Wilson.

Two homes next door were seriously damaged as well, although no one was inside at the time.

Neighbor Colleen Lingerman was at home when she started getting calls and texts from friends and family checking on her. When she st

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