FAISON — Late Friday afternoon, firefighters from Faison, Calypso, Piney Grove, Warsaw, and Smith Chapel were dispatched to a possible structure fire on William Thornton Street in Faison.

As the first unit arrived they found smoke coming from a single wide mobile home.

A Duplin County EMS unit arrived and assisted one of the residents from the scene to a nearby EMS truck to be evaluated.

The quick action of firefighters brought the fire under control in a short time.

According to the chief fire official on the scene, the cause of the fire was undetermined and is under investigation by the Fire Marshal’s Office.

The Red Cross was called in to assist the family.