Neighbor charged after illegal July 4 fireworks start fire that killed 7-year-old in North Carolina

DUNN, N.C. (WNCN) — A Fourth of July apartment fire in Dunn that killed a seven-year-old boy and injured two others was caused by illegal fireworks, officials said Tuesday.

According to the Dunn Fire Department, the blaze broke out just before 11 p.m. on Saturday, July 4 at the Ashbrooke Apartments on East Pope Street.

Firefighters arrived to find flames continue reading …