Victim airlifted after bonfire accident

Published 12:00 am Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Staff reportAt least one person was burned in a bonfire in the Atwell community Friday night and was airlifted to Carolinas Regional Medical Center.
Reports from county emergency 911 operators indicated two people may have been burned in a bonfire on Mayberry Lane off Karriker Road.
Atwell and Enochville Fire Departments responded to the scene around 10:30 p.m.
Fire department first responders called for air care transports to either Carolinas Medical Center or Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.
The victim being airlifted was described as having second and third degree burns.