A trash barrel fire that spread across the backyard of a house on Norris Lane destroyed a shed and threatened to consume the house where the shed was located as well as a neighboring shed and house.
Roanoke Rapids firefighters today arrived in time to keep a tractor-trailer cab fire from spreading to a load of flammable vinyl fence posts and keeping the rig's fuel cells from burning completely through.
An overloaded circuit is being blamed for a fire that destroyed the second floor of a house at 211 Monroe Street today.
No one was injured in a morning house fire at 211 Monroe Street, but Roanoke Rapids firefighters said the mill house was likely a total loss.
A Sunday night fire hammered home all the investment the Roanoke Rapids Fire Department has been making in fire prevention and the need for smoke detectors as a family on Fourth Avenue escaped unharmed and the house was left with minimal damage.
An early morning house fire displaced its occupant and left the dwelling on Ivey Street with some $35,000 in property and content damage.
Davie firefighters, with assistance from Roanoke Rapids and Rheasville, contained a fire at 206 Robinson Drive to a front bedroom where it is believed the blaze started.
Fire destroyed the utility room of a house at 101 Elm Street this morning, but firefighters were able to spare the rest of the dwelling.
It is a teaching tool that goes back to when there was still Carolina Telephone service in the area and different departments used it to teach fire safety to youngsters.
A proposal that would turn the former Fire Station II at the end of Hamilton Street off Julian R. Allsbrook Highway into a temporary emergency shelter for homeless women and children will need more review, City Manager Joseph Scherer said following this evening's council meeting.
