Bed bugs lead to mobile home fire in Johnston County

Saturday, June 20, 2015
MEADOW, N.C. (WTVD) -- A mobile home was destroyed by fire Saturday afternoon near Benson.

It happened at the home on N.C. Highway 96 south.
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Fire officials said the occupants of the home were trying to use propane heaters to kill bed bugs when their mattresses caught fire.

One man suffered minor burns, and a female teenager passed out. Neither one was transported to the hospital.

The home was a total loss.

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