Overwhelming response to call for donations for Carolina Beach fire victims Overwhelming response to call for donations for Carolina Beach fire victims By WECT Staff | April 4, 2021 at 7:46 PM EDT - Updated April 4 at 8:45 PM CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. (WECT) - The Carolina Beach community continues to rally behind the victims of Friday’s massive fire that gutted condos and left people displaced and distraught. American Legion Post 129 is located directly across from Paradise Cove, the condominium complex that caught on fire. The Legion posted on Facebook that it was accepting donations for the victims of the fire. The community quickly responded and within 24 hours hundreds had donated.