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After battling fierce flames for days, firefighters have gained the upper hand on the wildfires raging in Roanoke County. Two wildfires ignited over the weekend in Roanoke County, tearing through hundreds of acres and keeping fire crews working around the clock.
Wildfires forced a mandatory evacuation in one North Carolina county as emergency crews fought separate fires in an area of the state still recovering from Hurricane Helene, while South Carolina’s governor declared an emergency in response to a growing wildfire. The North Carolina Department of Public Safety issued a mandatory evacuation Saturday night for parts of Polk County in western North Carolina. The agency warns residents could be trapped, injured, or killed if they remain in the impacted areas. In South Carolina, Gov. Henry McMaster has declared a state of emergency as part of an effort to stop a blaze in Pickens County called the Table Rock Fire that started Friday in the Blue Ridge Mountains
The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a warning due to critical fire conditions today, March 23.
The Virginia Department of Forestry is continuing to work on containing a brush fire on Brush Mountain in Roanoke County. In an update Saturday evening, they say it is currently at 90 acres in size and is uncontained.
Thankfully, no one was hurt after a fire broke out at a duplex apartment building in Danville, according to the Danville Fire Department.
First responders are on the scene at Captain Party on Franklin Road Southwest for an apparent fire Thursday night. Bystanders tell 10 News they saw flames shoot out the roof of the business.
Crews are making progress in containing a Franklin County brush fire that they’ve been fighting since Wednesday afternoon, according to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office.
Fire and emergency services continue to evolve every year. In Montgomery County, Supervisor Derek Kitts is looking to stay ahead of the curve and continue the growth of the county’s fire and EMS services through two studies to evaluate the needs of the county.
A fire at Southwest Market in Roanoke resulted in significant damage to the building, Roanoke Fire-EMS Department showed on a Facebook post on Saturday.
Two adults are displaced and two pets are dead after a house fire in Roanoke County Wednesday afternoon, according to the ROCO Fire Dept.
While many rang in the new year with joy and celebration, a couple in Vinton was met with a heartbreaking nightmare as they arrived home to find smoke pouring from their house.
The Free Clinic of Central Virginia has temporarily closed following a nearby fire that caused significant damage to the building, the clinic said on Facebook on Friday.
As the holiday season wraps up, many homes still have one dangerous reminder: the Christmas tree. While it may look festive, a dry tree is a serious fire hazard. In just a matter of seconds, a dry Christmas tree can go from perfectly fine to fully engulfed in flames.
Roanoke County Fure and Rescue reported a house fire on Keffer Road in Catawba early December 15, 2024. Firefighters quickly responded to the 3:50 a.m. call, with Wagon 10 from Masons Cove arriving first. The fire was controlled in about 45 minutes.
A child alerted the rest of their family of a housefire in Galax late last night; an action that may have saved their lives, the Galax Fire Department said.
A fire destroyed a key facility at the National Center for Healthy Veterans in Campbell County just a day before Veterans Day, leaving behind a trail of devastation. The center’s main barn was reduced to rubble, but one powerful symbol of resilience remained standing: the Soldiers Cross.
After the recent Fire at the Peter’s Creek Apartment Complex, many Roanoke residents have been wondering about renter’s rights and renter’s insurance in Virginia.
A fire that killed seven people in a South Korean hotel was possibly made worse by the lack of sprinklers.
