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A Town of Southern Pines utility worker was extracted safely by authorities after water around a broken sewer pipe caused him to sink into the ground at the bottom of
The Southern Pines Fire Department responded to the scene of an active fire on a farm trailer loaded with hay bales in the vacant parking lot next to Pony Expresso around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday.
The fire was extinguished after more than 45 minutes by the fire department. No injuries were reported, Southern Pines Chief Mike Cameron said. The only visible damage was to the trailer hauling the bales, and the back end of the white Chevy pickup truck that was pulling the trailer.
A farm trailer hauling hay bales caught fire around 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday and the driver pulled the trailer into the vacant lot beside Pony Expresso on Old US 1 once he saw the smoke and flames. The driver, pictured left, is holding an empty pitcher of water trying to extinguish the flames.
Three construction workers were injured Thursday afternoon after roof trusses going up on a Fidelity Bank building in Southern Pines collapsed.
Authorities responded to the partial collapse at the construction site, located at Old U.S. 1 and Bell Avenue, Â shortly after 1:30 p.m.
Workers were inside the new two-story Fidelity Bank branch when the accident occurred, according to officials from Southern Pines Fire Department.
Three workers with Davie Construction were injured. Two were taken by ambulance to FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, while a third was airlifted to a regional trauma center, according to Deputy Chief Ted Horvath. Their conditions were not immediately available.