Fire destroys home outside Clarkton, injures

<p>A late-night fire destroyed a home on Lisbon Road outside Clarkton, North Carolina, on Monday, October 19, displacing several residents and sending an Elizabethtown firefighter to the hospital. Everyone inside the home got out safely, according to local reports.</p>

<p>Crews were called to the house around 11:42 p.m. and multiple fire departments responded. When the first Lisbon engine arrived, firefighters confirmed that everyone in the home had escaped. The injured Elizabethtown firefighter was taken to the hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening and has since been released, according to the fire chief. The chief said crews stayed at the scene for several hours and that the home was completely destroyed.</p>

<p>Several people who lived in the house have been displaced, and the Red Cross has been notified to help them. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Reporting comes from the <a href="https://www.bladenjournal.com/news/136195/fire-destroys-home-outside-clarkton-injures-firefighter" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Bladen Journal</a> and <a href="https://www.wect.com/2026/10/20/firefighter-hurt-family-displaced-after-home-destroyed-lisbon-road/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">WECT</a>.</p>