Spotlight Fire deaths rose last year in NC. Here’s who was more likely to die and when. Richard Stradling The News & Observer (Raleigh) Mar 5, 2026 Mar 5, 2026 Updated Mar 9, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Office of the State Fire Marshal says 159 people died in fires in North Carolina last year. That’s 30% more than the 122 who died a year earlier.kAmx? 255:E:@? E@ E96 562E9 E@==[ 2 C6A@CE C6=62D65 3J E96 7:C6 >2CD92=’D @77:46 =2DE H66< 2=D@ AC@G:56D D@>6 56E2:=D 23@FE H9@ H2D >@C6 =:<6=J E@ 5:6 :? 7:C6D 2?5 F?56C H92E 4:C4F>DE2?46D]k^AmkAmw6C6’D H92E E96 ?F>36CD D9@Hik^Am Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | SoundStack | All Of Our Podcasts kF=mk=:mkDEC@?8m~=56C 25F=EDik^DEC@?8m p3@FE 92=7 @7 E9@D6 <:==65 :? 7:C6D H6C6 286 ed 2?5 @=56C] r9:=5C6? 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