A Sunday night fire caused no serious damage on Faison Drive in Gaston but had firefighters concerned whether residents were home as flames and smoke came out of a baby's room.
State Representative Michael Wray today announced his re-election campaign to serve a sixth term in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 27 comprising Halifax and Northampton Counties.
A Friday night fire in Gaston caused light smoke damage after a furnace apparently malfunction.
A space heater placed too close to a mattress is believed to be the cause of a fire that destroyed a mobile home in the Gaston area this morning.
A smoke detector is being credited for saving a man's life following an early morning fire in Gaston Monday.
Gaston Fire and Rescue Chief Ed Porter Jr. said units were dispatched to South Bay Street shortly after 4:30 a.m. and found the resident outside the house. The man told firefighters he awoke to the sound of the smoke alarm and found flames and smoke.
The man was later assessed by medical staff.
Gaston and Garysburg firefighters found the home engulfed. They contained the blaze to living area and Porter said the house could be repaired. “One piece of sheet rock fell down but there was no fire damage to to attic, rafters or floors.”
While the fire was not deemed suspicious, Porter said the fire appeared to have started in a couch in the living area. He said the man was a smoker but couldn't precisely link that as the cause.
The American Red Cross assisted in finding the man temporary housing.
The Gaston Police Department is seeking information on the theft of this four-wheeler, which was stolen July 16 from a secured area of a business at the intersection of Highway 46 and Highway 48.
A Gaston man is out of jail on $21,000 bond following his arrest Friday evening on marijuana-related charges.
