On Wednesday evening, January 23, 2019, at approximately 7 p.m., a major fire occurred at an older two-story farmhouse on Glebe Road in Henderson. The home belongs to Wayne and Karmen Meadows. No one was reported injured, but the house is a total loss according to Vance County Fire Chief Chris Wright.

Wright said, “When the first unit got on scene, there was heavy fire on the left-hand side of the house, wrapping around towards the back. It took a while to bring it under control. The fire marshall was called, and he came out and started a preliminary investigation.”

According to Wright, Vance County Fire Marshall Keith Duncan will continue his investigation as to the origin and cause of the fire.

The house was occupied by Wayne Meadows at the time of the fire according to Wright. Meadows was forced to break a window to escape the blaze.

The Vance County Fire Department, Hicksboro Fire Department, Townsville Fire Department, Watkins Fire Department, Rescue Squad and EMS responded to the scene.