MEADOW, N.C. -- 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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(WTVD/Courtesy: Jason Thompson)