A huge fire in Surf City, North Carolina

A huge fire in a small coastal North Carolina town has been contained. Firefighters 
spent hours Sunday working to get control of that large fire that broke out on Atkinson Road near South Shore Drive in Surf City.

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Surf City Fire Chief Allen Wilson confirmed crews from Topsail Fire, North Topsail Fire and Pender County were all working the scene after they were called around 6pm.

The fire appears to have engulfed multiple waterfront properties, according to pictures and video from Surf City Police's Twitter account. Late Sunday, multiple agencies were working to extinguish the fire that had engulfed multiple buildings.

Surf City police advised people to stay away from the area while emergency responders work.

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Surf City Fire Chief Allen Wilson said, “when our units arrived on scene there were at least three [homes] already burning. Our crews went to work quickly to try to stop the progression of the fire. Unfortunately, the fire did spread to approximately six units.”

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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