On Saturday afternoon, a severe fire engulfed a mobile home in Wake County, near Rolesville, resulting in four individuals being hospitalized with injuries. As reported by ABC11, the incident occurred on the 4900 block of Rocky Knoll Lane and saw the Wake Forest Fire Department actively engaged in fire suppression efforts, which were captured overhead by Drone 11 footage.

The specific circumstances of the blaze are under investigation with no immediate cause identified, however, the fire visibly devastated the front of the residence it has not been declared whether any foul play is suspected at this juncture, as per details from the ongoing investigation. A woman in a wheelchair was among those seriously injured and had to be rescued by firefighters; officials stated that she has since been taken to the North Carolina Burn Center in Chapel Hill with severe burns, according to information provided by CBS17.

In the wake of the tragedy that saw the mobile home destroyed, a local resident, Cameron Faison, shared his shock with WRAL News, "This is obviously my mom's friend's house down there. I've already been down there and it's gone," he said. Faison, who witnessed the smoke blanketing the neighborhood, was particularly stricken by the proximity of the disaster to the holiday season, an emotional layer added as families prepare for the time of unity and celebration.

As for the victims' conditions, details remain scant but it is known that the fire department stressed the next 72 hours will prove crucial to the burn victim's recovery, the person who was taken to UNC's burn center remains in a precarious state something that local residents and the wider community are monitoring closely with hopes for a positive outcome. "I hate it," Faison expressed his feelings toward the incident, "It's good people who it happened to," as per WRAL News.