Alexander County, NC – On Monday evening, November 24, 2025, Alexander County first responders were dispatched to a commercial structure fire at 351 Old Mountain Road in the Hiddenite community. The call was received by Alexander County 911 at 6:26 p.m., prompting the immediate dispatch of Hiddenite, Taylorsville, and Stony Point Fire Departments.
The first arriving units reached the scene in under three minutes and found a working fire inside a pallet manufacturing facility. Fire crews encountered heavy fire conditions on two floors of the structure and quickly requested additional departments for manpower and suppression support.
Because of the fire load and the size of the facility, crews conducted extensive suppression and overhaul operations. Firefighters remained on scene for approximately six hours to fully extinguish hot spots.
Old Mountain Road between NC-90 and US-64 was closed throughout the incident for the safety of the responders and to maintain an effective water supply.
Alexander County extends its appreciation to all departments and agencies that responded and assisted with this incident:
Fire Departments:
Hiddenite Fire Department – Primary Response
Stony Point Fire Department – Automatic Aid
Central Alexander Fire Department – Automatic Aid
Wittenburg Fire Department – Requested Mutual Aid
Vashti Fire Department – Requested Mutual Aid
Sugar Loaf Fire Department – Requested Mutual Aid
Statesville Fire Department w/ Large Fan Trailer for Ventilation
Oxford Fire Department – Standby
Wilkesboro Fire Department – Standby
Supporting Agencies:
Alexander County Fire Marshal’s Office
Alexander County Emergency Management
NC Office of State Fire Marshal Fire Investigation Unit
Alexander County Auxiliary for Rehab
Alexander County Sheriff’s Office
North Carolina Department of Transportation
Alexander County Maintenance
Alexander County Building Inspections
Duke Energy
No additional information is available at this time. The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Alexander County Fire Marshal’s Office.
Chris Hicks, Fire Marshal
Alexander County
In addition, Fire Marshall Hicks said this morning that as result of the fire, the structure has been condemned.