Hillsborough Fire Marshal Retires After 15 Years of Services
Hillsborough’s Fire Marshal and Emergency Management Coordinator Jerry Wagner retired this week following 15 years of working with the town. The town recently shared a release about his retirement to...
View ArticleBanners at Binkley Baptist Church Burned Over Friday Night
The Binkley Memorial Baptist Church in Chapel Hill reported banners on its property were vandalized on Friday night. According to Senior Minister Marcus McFaul, three of the church’s banners placed...
View ArticleCarrboro Fire Department Responds to Fire at Single-Family Home
A fire at a single-family home west of Carrboro led to one person being hospitalized on Sunday night. The Carrboro Fire Rescue Department shared a release saying a 911 call shortly before 9:30 p.m. led...
View ArticleHours-Long Fire at Carrboro Home Leaves Property Uninhabitable
The Carrboro Fire Department responded to a fire on Glosson Circle Saturday night, with one firefighter potentially suffering injuries in the process. A release from the Town of Carrboro Monday said...
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Improperly Disposed Heater Causes Small Fire in Hillsborough Garbage Truck
An improperly disposed kerosene heater recently started a small fire inside of a garbage truck in Hillsborough, which was extinguished by town public works employees. According to a release from the...
View ArticleFire in Carrboro Townhome Community Displaces Family
An overnight fire off Highway 54 left one Carrboro family displaced Friday morning, according to reports. The Town of Carrboro shared a release detailing its fire department’s response to a townhouse...
View ArticleVehicle Fire Off U.S. 15-501 Causes Sunday Traffic Delays
A vehicle fire on a busy local highway caused some delays to traffic Sunday morning. A fire in a white car on U.S. Highway 15-501 near Smith Level Road in Chapel Hill caused some delays shortly after...
View ArticleCarrboro Fire Rescue Responds to Apartment Fire, 1 Briefly Transported to...
A firefighter was briefly hospitalized as Carrboro’s Fire Rescue Department battled a fire over the weekend. Just after 6 p.m. on Sunday, firefighters responded to reports of a fire in the Trinity at...
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Chapel Hill Fire Dept. Seeks New Recruits Amid Growing Community Need
https://chapelboroaudio.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/2021/April/08/Chapel%20Hill%20Fire_WRAP.mp3 Chapel Hill Fire is looking to add more firefighters to its department as several vacancies open up and...
View ArticleDowntown Chapel Hill Safe After Carbon Monoxide Reports Close East Franklin...
EDITOR’S NOTE: An earlier version of this article indicated Dominion Energy made repairs on a potential gas leak. It has since been updated with information from the energy company confirming there was...
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Fire at Carrboro Apartment Complex Displaces Residents of 20 Units
UPDATE: This story has since been updated with information on the victim transported to the hospital due to smoke inhalation. Several residents of the Poplar Place apartment complex in Carrboro are...
View ArticleEl Centro Hispano Launches Fundraiser for Victims of Carrboro Apartment Fire
The local nonprofit El Centro Hispano recently launched a fundraiser to aid several Carrboro residents displaced by a recent fire. After a severe fire broke out at the Poplar Place apartment complex...
View ArticleChapel Hill Fire Department Responds to House Fire Near Franklin Street
The Chapel Hill Fire Department responded to a house fire downtown on Kenan Street Tuesday morning. Firefighters were called to the scene behind The Graduate Chapel Hill and Shakti Body Piercing, just...
View ArticleVehicle Fire on MLK Blvd. and Weaver Dairy Road to Cause Delays
Thursday afternoon, The Chapel Hill Fire Department alerted the public to a vehicle fire on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Weaver Dairy Road in Chapel Hill. At 2 p.m., the fire department said...
View ArticleCarrboro Fire-Rescue Alerts Residents of Live Burn Training
Carrboro residents who see smoke from a stretch of Old Highway 86 on Friday should not fear: it will be coming from a training exercise, according to the Town of Carrboro. The local government shared a...
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Orange County Names Elizabeth Farnan New Fire Marshal
The Orange County government recently named Elizabeth Farnan as its new fire marshal after an extensive search process. Farnan served as the Acting Fire Marshal since this summer, until she was...
View Article‘Suspicious’ Fire Under Investigation at Carrboro High School
Friday afternoon’s release of students at Carrboro High was disrupted by a small fire in the building. The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district alerted parents to emergency vehicles responding to...
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Fire Destroys Mobile Learning Units at North Chatham Elementary
An overnight fire left several mobile units at North Chatham Elementary School burned to the ground on Sunday. A release from the Chatham County Schools district alerted the community of the fire,...
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Chris Wells Named New Fire Marshal for Town of Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill Fire Chief Vencelin Harris, Jr. announced Monday that Chris Wells, formerly the Town of Chapel Hill’s Assistant Fire Marshal, would be promoted to the Fire Marshal position, effective...
View ArticleHillsborough Breaks Ground on New Waterstone Building
The new Waterstone fire building officially broke ground earlier this month. The new building will host both the Orange County Rural Fire Department and Orange County Emergency Services. The...
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Vehicle Fire Briefly Closes Down Westminster Drive in Chapel Hill
Photo via the Town of Chapel Hill. A vehicle fire near a busy Chapel Hill road caused a quick response from emergency vehicles Tuesday morning. The Chapel Hill Fire Department was alerted to the fire...
View ArticleChapel Hill Police Investigating Death Connected to A Vehicle Fire
The Chapel Hill Police Department is investigating a death that occurred Wednesday afternoon in an apartment complex off Sage Road. The department shared a release saying officers received a call of a...
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Chapel Hill Fire Department Investigating Cause of Playground Fire
The Chapel Hill Fire Department is investigating a fire reported at a playground within an apartment complex on Thursday. A release from the town government said firefighters responded to reports of a...
View ArticleStructure Fire in Carrboro Displaces 17 Residents, Injures 1
Fire officials in Carrboro are investigating the cause of an apartment fire on Saturday night that left one resident injured and 17 displaced. The fire occurred at 101 Rock Haven Road, not far from...
View Article‘Smoking Materials’ Cause Fire in Carrboro Townhome; 2 Residents Displaced
A recent fire at a Carrboro townhome complex was caused by the improper disposal of “smoking materials,” according to the Carrboro Fire Department. A release from the town government on Friday said the...
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Carrboro Fire Chief Set to Step Down in August
Carrboro Fire Chief David Schmidt is set to leave the department, the town government announced on Tuesday. A release from Carrboro said Schmidt, who joined the department less than three years ago,...
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Vehicle Fire Closes Section of Willow Drive In Chapel Hill
via Chapel Hill Fire Department A vehicle fire closed a portion of Willow Drive Wednesday afternoon. Chapel Hill Police received a call about the fire at 2:49 p.m. Wednesday. Westbound Willow Drive is...
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Confined Space Training for Local Fire Departments Hosted at UNC
https://chapelboroaudio.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/August/19/CHFD%20Training_WRAP.mp3 A group of firefighters from Chapel Hill, Durham and Raleigh Fire Departments gathered around some manholes and grates...
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UNC Hospitals’ Dogwood Parking Deck Set to Re-Open After Electrical Repairs
UPDATE: UNC Transportation & Parking said on Tuesday that the Dogwood Parking Deck will re-open to hospital patients, visitors and employees at 6 a.m. on Wednesday, November 16. The deck was closed...
View ArticleChapel Hill Fire: 4 Injured in Single-Vehicle Crash that Closed Road
A fiery single-vehicle crash led to several trips to the hospital and a road closure late Friday night, according to the Chapel Hill Fire Department. Emergency services responded to calls of a crash...
View ArticleFire Department: Hillsborough House Fire Kills 1, Injures 4
One person is dead and four others are injured after a fire at a duplex residence north of downtown Hillsborough during the early hours of Monday. Orange County Emergency Services said its department...
View ArticleChapel Hill Fire Chief Vencelin Harris to Retire This Summer
Chapel Hill Fire Chief Vencelin Harris will retire on July 1, 2023, the town announced on Friday. Harris has served in the fire department for nearly 30 years. “It is with mixed emotions that I am...
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Structure Fire Damages UNC School of Medicine’s Marsico Hall
The Chapel Hill Fire Department responded to a report of a structure fire at the UNC School of Medicine’s Marsico Hall at 10:49 p.m. Wednesday night. Marsico Hall is located at 125 Mason Farm Road in...
View ArticleChapel Hill Fire Dept: Gas Leak Briefly Closes Portion of Cameron Ave
UPDATE: Chapel Hill Fire reported Cameron Avenue had returned to normal traffic patterns shortly after 10 a.m. on Monday. Update: This area has reopened. #CHtraffic — Chapel Hill Fire (@ChapelHillFD)...
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New Orange County Fire and EMS Station Opening on June 4
Orange County Emergency Services and the Orange County Rural Fire Department will open a new Fire and EMS station in Waterstone on Sunday, June 4, and will hold a public celebration and tour from 1...
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Will Potter Named New Carrboro Fire Chief
The Town of Carrboro has named Will Potter as its new Fire Chief. Potter has served in the Carrboro Fire-Rescue Department since 2007 and had been serving as interim Fire Chief since last August,...
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New Fire, EMS Station Celebrates Opening in Hillsborough’s Waterstone Community
https://chapelboroaudio.s3.amazonaws.com/2023/06%20-%20June/06/Waterstone%20Station_WRAP.mp3 As Orange County’s population continues to stretch and reach into parts of the community, so does its...
View ArticleChapel Hill, Durham Fire Departments Respond to Smoke at Red Roof Inn
A fire at a hotel near the Orange and Durham county lines led to the Chapel Hill and Durham Fire Departments teaming up on Wednesday morning. The Chapel Hill Fire Department shared on social media that...
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Fire on West Franklin Street Damages Mediterranean Deli, Surrounding Businesses
UPDATE: After meeting with local leaders and West Franklin Street business owners on Sunday, the Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership confirmed an official GoFundMe campaign being used to provide...
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Chapel Hill-Carrboro Shares Support of Mediterranean Deli, W. Franklin...
As a fire burned on the roof of Mediterranean Deli Saturday afternoon, many in Chapel Hill and miles from the raptly followed updates on social media. The blaze, which started around 3 p.m. and is...
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West Franklin Street Businesses Begin to Share Re-Opening Plans After Fire
After a fire at Mediterranean Deli in Chapel Hill ravaged the restaurant and many local shops around it this weekend, the businesses are assessing the damage and beginning to share plans for reopening....
View Article‘What Can We Do To Help?’: How Chapel Hill Is Offering Support to Damaged W....
When Carrie Brogren, the founder and organizer of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Foodies Group, is asked about what Mediterranean Deli means to the restaurant community, it doesn’t take her long to find the...
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‘I Thank God Every Day’: Jamil Kadoura on Mediterranean Deli’s Recovery After...
On Saturday, July 22, Chapel Hillians were shocked to hear that a beloved local institution had gone up in flames. Mediterranean Deli, a Franklin Street staple since 1992, had caught on fire....
View ArticleUNC: Repairs on Marsico Hall Continuing Ahead of New Academic Year
After a fire broke out in a research lab months ago, UNC is still performing repairs within an academic and lab building. A university spokesperson confirmed to Chapelboro that Marsico Hall, which is...
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Top Stories of 2023: Tragedy, and Resilience, for Med Deli and Classic Carolina
To reflect on the year, Chapelboro.com is re-publishing some of the top stories that impacted and defined our community’s experience in 2023. These stories and topics affected Chapel Hill, Carrboro and...
View ArticleCHCCS: Overnight Fire at Seawell Elementary School Cancels Some Classes
A fire in a building at Seawell Elementary School means some students are being asked to stay home on Tuesday. The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district sent out an initial alert to parents at...
View ArticleAs Fire Cleanup Continues, Location Changes Still Active for Some Seawell...
Seawell Elementary School students displaced after the school experienced a fire in a mechanical room will remain in their temporary classrooms for a few more weeks. The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City...
View ArticleFire Damages Apartments in Carrboro’s Berkshire 54
An apartment fire led to a quick response by the Carrboro Fire Department along North Carolina Highway 54 Friday afternoon. According to a town release shared Saturday, Carrboro firefighters responded...
View ArticleEight Months After Fire, Moshi Moshi Announces Chapel Hill Reopening
The hairstyling salon Moshi Moshi is preparing to reopen its doors on West Franklin Street in Chapel Hill after undergoing extensive repairs and redesigns following the Mediterranean Deli fire last...
View ArticleChapel Hill: 1 Found Dead in House Fire Along Rogerson Drive
The Chapel Hill Fire Department is investigating a fatal house fire that took place in the early hours of Thursday morning. A release from the town government said firefighters responded at 1:37 a.m....
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