WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - Officials in Winston-Salem are trying to find out why so many vacant homes have burned this year.
The Winston-Salem Journal reported (https://bit.ly/2jyOla1) firefighters battled the seventh fire at a vacant home in the city earlier this week.
No injuries have been reported.
Fire officials say the fires are usually reported in the early morning hours.
An abandoned school burned in the city late last month.
The causes of the fires have not yet been determined. Investigator Jason Councilman says officials don’t think the fires are related.
Fire Chief Trey Mayo said the fires are sometimes the byproduct of how many vacant homes there are and how many homeless people there are trying to find shelter.
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Information from: Winston-Salem Journal, https://www.journalnow.com
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