A 13-year-old girl and two adults from Montgomery County, Maryland died in a house fire on the Outer Banks of North Carolina on Friday while they were allegedly on vacation, according to authorities.
The fire also injured three other people and destroyed a beachfront rental home.
The victims were Cienna Farr, 13, of Silver Spring, and Colleen Cohan, 64, and William Deeg, 68, both of Ashton, the town of Kill Devil Hills reported Monday. Cohan and Deeg were married, according to officials.
Farr’s mother and her mother’s boyfriend were airlifted to a hospital burn unit and were in stable condition Monday. The teen’s 16-year-old sister was taken to a hospital and released.
The fire in the 1800 block of North Virginia Dare Trail broke out just before 2:30 a.m. Friday. Firefighters responded within two minutes, according to town spokeswoman Rachel Tackett.
“The main structure was already completely engulfed in flames,” he said.
Teams from various departments were able to contain and extinguish the flames, which engulfed the house and damaged two neighboring properties.
Authorities released the names of the victims after notifying their families, Tackett said.
“As far as we know, they were on vacation,” Tackett told the AP in an interview.
Residents of the area–a popular vacation destination–said they were heartbroken for the families of the victims.
“It’s terrible to be on vacation and think that you may not survive,” one told him. woman to WAVY-TV.
The four-bedroom residence was built in 1948 and designated historic, Tackett said.
The cause of the fire is still being investigated.
