Winston-Salem Firefighters Extinguish Camper and Car Fires on Ogburn Avenue

WINSTON-SALEM — Firefighters responded to an outdoor fire threatening a house in the 4400 block of Ogburn Avenue Tuesday afternoon after a camper and a car caught fire on the same property. The Winston-Salem Fire Department confirmed the response, while images from the scene showed flames around vehicles parked near a residence.

Local television crews reported receiving information about the fire around 1:15 p.m. October 13. By shortly before 2 p.m., firefighters had extinguished the visible flames and were working to clear and secure the area. The affected vehicles were near a house equipped with solar panels, but officials had not reported that the house itself had caught fire.

As of the afternoon report, investigators had not announced what started the fire. They also had not confirmed whether anyone was injured. Those details should not be assumed from images of the scene. Fire officials may need to examine the vehicles and surrounding property before identifying a cause.

Vehicle fires near a residence can pose several hazards, including heat exposure to the building, fuel-related flare-ups and smoke. Fire crews' designation of the incident as an outside fire threatening a structure indicates why a response was needed even if flames did not spread inside the home.

For nearby residents, the incident was an active public-safety response rather than a reported neighborhood-wide evacuation. No official road-closure notice or continuing danger was identified in the available report. People should avoid entering an active fire scene until responders finish their work.

TTN News will monitor for the department's determination of cause, any injury update and whether the residence sustained damage. The confirmed account at publication time is limited to the two burning vehicles, the Ogburn Avenue location and the successful extinguishment reported by crews.