GASTON COUNTY, N.C. — A road in Gaston County was shut down after a large house fire Wednesday afternoon, according to the Gaston County Office of Emergency Management and Fire Services.
Firefighters were dispatched just before 1:30 p.m. to a home on Besstown Road that was fully engulfed in flames.
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No one was found in the house, officials said.
Officials said the area of Besstown Road is closed as crews investigate the origin and cause of the fire.
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