Yesterday night, a fire broke out in a Goldsboro apartment complex on Peachtree Street, displacing several residents but leaving no reported injuries, as several news outlets have reported. WRAL noted that firefighters quickly responded to the blaze and successfully contained it, while the Goldsboro Fire Department extended their thoughts and prayers to those affected.
Specific details about the incident were confirmed by Assistant Chief Brandon Holland of the Goldsboro Fire Department, who stated to CBS17 that the fire was reported at 6:15 p.m. at a seven-unit building located at 2003 Peachtree St., and it appears that the fire originated in apartment B with flames contained to just two units, A child along with five adults were displaced from the four units that suffered power outages due to the fire.
The number of people displaced aligns across all reporting sources with WCTI12 also highlighting that several units were affected by the incident, which occurred around 9 p.m. Although a distressing event for those involved, the absence of any injuries has been a consistent piece of information provided by all responding public safety officials and echoed in media coverage.
