Fire damages house on Kenan Street, four UNC students displaced from their home
By Kelli Rainer | Jul. 8A fire damaged nearly half of a home on Kenan Street the morning of Tuesday, July 6.
Read More »The Chapel Hill Fire Department is known for its distinct Carolina blue fire trucks. The department operates five fire stations across Chapel Hill and employs 93 people. It responds to over 4,000 incidents every year and has an operation budget of about $7 million.
A fire damaged nearly half of a home on Kenan Street the morning of Tuesday, July 6.
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The annual Fourth of July fireworks celebration has changed up its location this year following safety concerns from previous shows at Kenan Memorial Stadium.
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A fire at Park Apartments in Chapel Hill was caused by an unattended candle.
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No one was injured in the fire. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
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This five-week program, run by the Town of Chapel Hill, hopes to increase engagement between citizens and town government.
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Chapel Hill and Carrboro firefighters will be visiting the homes of Meals on Wheels recipients to complete safety checks of smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors.
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Five Pi Lambda Phi students were charged for tampering with smoke detectors nearly 23 years after five students died in a fraternity house fire on Mother's Day in 1996.
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The Chapel Hill Fire Department announced at 9:15 this morning that it charged five members of UNC's Pi Lambda Phi fraternity last week for tampering with smoke alarms in the fraternity house.
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There was residential structure fire near Southern Village on Sunday. The fire was put out before 4 p.m. and was mostly confined to the attic of the house.
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On Tuesday morning, local first responders gathered at Chapel Hill Fire Station to honor the bravery of those whose lives were lost on Sept. 11, and looked to those who will be responding to Hurricane Florence this week.
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Town, state and national officials weigh in and offer guidance for the upcoming Hurricane Florence. Gov. Roy Cooper issued a state of emergency and requested federal resources ahead of the Category 4 storm, including generators, food, water, shelter supplies and multiple means of evacuation and medical assistance. The Town of Chapel Hill said they are preparing vehicles and keeping an eye on areas that are prone to flooding. Orange County also has a list of available resources during severe weather.
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The proposed Chapel Hill Town Council budget aimed to focus on people first. “We understand that none of us are successful without the other 700 employees that work hard every day – seamlessly, in many ways,” Town Manager Roger Stancil said.
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A car on Raleigh Road caught fire Thursday around 6:10 p.m. A lane of Raleigh Road is now blocked off by the Chapel Hill Police Department and the Fire Department.
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The Chapel Hill Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 500 N. Columbia St. at 11:52 a.m. on Wednesday. Reports say the fire began in Unit B which was a vacant unit of the North Columbia Street public housing community.
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On the night of Jan. 8, UNC senior Damaris Osorio was in the shower when she was informed that her apartment was on fire.
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