A firefighter who helped extinguish the blaze heard the aircraft just moments before it crashed. The wreckage was moved to a hangar at Mountain Empire Airport for further investigation. The pilot's friends and co-workers there say Harris was an experienced pilot who was no stranger to flying in bad weather. Tracy, the plane crashed on the interstate. A fire, sparked by sheets touching an electrical outlet, claimed the lives of eight elderly men last night at a North Carolina nursing home.
Investigators say a bed was pushed against an uncovered outlet.
The fire spread to eight rooms, and was extinguished within minutes. At least 40 residents were evacuated to a local motel. Six others were taken to other care facilities in the area. The first of the funerals was this morning for two five year old girls, best friends, who were buried together. Cinny Kennard reports.