Fire in built environment
Details
Event title
United States - Several displaced after Raleigh townhouse fire
Source
Severity
Low
Event date (UTC)
2026-06-16 11:19:56
Last update (UTC)
2026-06-16 11:19:56
Area range
Local event
Address/Affected area(s)
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina
A Raleigh townhome was heavily damaged by a fire on Monday afternoon.
It happened around 4:30 p.m. in the 1100 block of Maplecroft Court in the Brier Creek community.
Four units in the two-story building were damaged. Several people were displaced. One unit was not occupied.
No injuries were reported. One cat was rescued.
Three Durham Fire units responded to assist Raleigh firefighters.
It took about an hour to get the fire under control.
The cause of the fire has not yet been determined.