Fires

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (150+ words) A firefighter and an occupant were injured in a house fire on Grandview Club Road on Thursday in the Pfafftown area of Forsyth County. According to a spokesperson for the Winston-Salem Fired Department, crews responded to a residential structure fire…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (464+ words) Twenty-five years after the 9/11 attacks, it's the first scenes that still loom large in many Americans' memories. The moments of impact. The clouds of smoke. The sight of survivors holding cloths to their mouths. Those moments, however, have ballooned into…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (788+ words) Federal investigators examining why an Amazon cargo jet barreled off a runway at Miami International Airport and into vehicles, killing at least five people, are likely to focus on a crucial moment in the landing: whether the plane touched down…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (181+ words) A fire at a wedding party in Congo's capital Kinshasa, left at least 22 people dead, the regional mayor said Saturday. Several others were injured. Video above: Mount Nyiragongo volcano in eastern Congo erupts The fire started Friday night and continued…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (154+ words) Charlotte Fire crews knocked down a two-alarm fire at a Caliber Collision auto body shop on Hankins Road in north Charlotte yesterday afternoon, bringing the blaze under control in roughly 20 minutes with no injuries reported. The call escalated to a…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (172+ words) SALEM -- A Salem house fire Wednesday afternoon resulted in the death of several animals. According to a Facebook post by the Salem Fire Department, the department responded to a house fire in the 800 block of Highland Avenue, finding heavy smoke…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (337+ words) A fire that destroyed an apartment complex in Sparta has been ruled accidental, and one resident is sharing his story of survival and gratitude. “I’m very grateful to be here,” said Tanner Sheets, who lived in the apartment for 11 years…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (299+ words) A house fire in the West Rowan community left three firefighters with non-life-threatening injuries and destroyed the home, displacing the family that lived there. The cause of the blaze remains unknown, and mutual aid crews from neighboring counties had to…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (144+ words) A sticky situation for one Florida puppy turned into something of a cheesy situation. Officers from the Tampa Police Department were recently called out to help a small dog that got stuck in a drain. "You got something sticky?" one…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (223+ words) Jefferson Middle School was evacuated Wednesday morning after someone reported smelling gas inside the school, according to Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools. Officials with the district said the evacuation was done as a precaution while officials checked the building to determine…...