77-year-old man dies after structure fire in Polk County, North Carolina

Friday and Saturday will be Weather Warn Days for the coldest air of the season and the first accumulating snow at higher elevations.

Fire response and evacuations

A 77-year-old man is dead after a structure fire in the Mill Spring community, Polk County emergency and fire officials said on Nov. 14.

Around 9:30 a.m., Polk County E-911 Communications received a call reporting a structure fire on Abrams & Moore Road, Polk County Emergency Management/Fire Marshal said on Facebook.

When fire crews arrived, officials said a relative advised them that someone was inside the burning building.

Fire crews then went into the structure, got the person out and transferred him to Polk County EMS.

Officials said the 77-year-old man was taken to AdventHealth Polk, where he was pronounced deceased.

Cause of fire under investigation

The Polk County Fire Marshal and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation are investigating the origin and cause of the fire.