Firefighters found Evelyn Blakeney dead after a fire at an apartment complex in Kings Mountain.
KINGS MOUNTAIN, NC – A fire burned through an apartment building on Charles Street in Kings Mountain early Wednesday morning.
Police received multiple calls about the fire around 4am at the Green Tree Apartments.
Firefighters arrived and found flames burning through one of the buildings.
The fire destroyed two apartments and there’s extensive smoke and water damage to at least six others.
After firefighters put out the flames, they found 45-year-old Evelyn Blakeney dead inside one of the apartments.
The Cleveland County Fire Marshal’s Office and the Kings Mountain Police Department are investigating the cause of the fire.
Anyone with information about what happened are asked to call the Kings Mountain Police Department at 704-734-0444.
