A house fire has displaced one family in west Cary late Monday night.
According to Cary police, at around 10:15 p.m., first responders arrived to the scene of a fire at home on Parkman Grant Drive that initially started from a car in a garage. The fire then spread to the home.
Thankfully, no one was injured but the family inside the residence was displaced as a result. It’s unclear how many residents occupied the home.
Authorities added that a Tesla was the car that caught fire and burned on the scene. The fire caused significant damage to the home.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation until Cary fire can provide more details.
Raleigh police are looking for the driver of a truck that crashed into trees and caught fire on Wade Avenue early Tuesday morning.
Raleigh police told WRAL News it happened on Wade Ave near I-40 and Trenton Road. The driver of the truck was not on the scene when officers showed up around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Raleigh fire crews put out the fire.
The WRAL Breaking News Tracker captured video of crews extinguishing the fire. Icy patches started forming as crews dealt with below-freezing conditions.
WRAL News is working to find out if the driver has been found, if they are facing any charges and if they are injured.
“It’s an empty house,” said 22-year-old Daniel Díaz, as he fought back tears.
Daniel and his brother, 20-year-old Adam, lived with their parents Francisco Díaz and Beatriz Núñez along with their two little sisters, 15-year-old Paola and 10-year-old Nataly.
On any given day, Francisco was busy working on cars, while Beatriz prepared food. On the car rides to school, Paola and Nataly joyfully sang along to Peso Pluma, a popular Mexican singer and musician.
It was a simple life, one that brought a smile to the face of Daniel and Adam as they recalled the car ride karaoke.
But the smiles quickly disappeared as they recalled the worst memory of their lives, which took place just hours before they sat down with Denver7.
Daniel said he received an SOS notification on his iPhone, which said that his sister Nataly was involved in a crash.
“I ran out as quick as I can,” said Daniel. “I kept trying to call my father, my mother and my sisters, but they weren’t answering.”
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Daniel and Adam Diaz sat down with Denver7’s Sam Peña, after their family was killed in a crash in Thornton.
On Saturday night, Daniel and Adam’s parents were on a grocery run to Walmart, with Paola and Nataly in the backseat. According to the Thornton Police Department, they were involved in a crash around 7:30 p.m. at the intersection of Thornton Parkway and Washington Street. Police said the family’s vehicle caught fire, killing all four inside.
When Daniel and Adam arrived at the scene, they saw the flames and quickly realized the worst.
“I was able to see my dad on the driver’s seat,” Adam said. “Once I saw he was there and he wasn’t moving, that’s kind of when I knew.”
Adam said the trauma is still fresh and he’s unsure how to move forward.
“We feel lost. We don’t even know what’s the next step,” he said.
The brothers were building a granite business with their father. Adam said working alongside his father led to some of his fondest memories.
Before Francisco’s passing, Adam said his father taught him how to paint. The father and son had recently finished painting the wheels on Adam’s car, which he will now cherish forever.
“I still have those wheels and I’ll always remember him,” Adam said.
After they completed their work, the brothers said they could always rely on their mother to have food waiting for them at home. Even if they returned home late, Núñez would still wait up for them.
“Every night, she was just waiting for me to get home,” Daniel said. “She’s not gonna wait for me anymore.”
The brothers said their long-term goal was to make enough money to buy a house for their parents.
“Now, I don’t even know what we’re going to do,” said Daniel.
If you’d like to help Adam and Daniel, their family has set up a GoFundMe page. They’re hoping to raise $30,000 to provide the brothers with financial stability and emotional support.
The cause of the crash is under investigation. Police did not release additional details.
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HILDEBRAN, N.C. — A child’s car seat caught fire inside a minivan in North Carolina on Sunday.
A children’s book was behind the Burke County blaze.
Investigators said the book was placed between the child safety seat and the van seat. They believe the small lithium battery inside the book overheated and started the fire.
No one was in the car at the time; so, no one was injured.
According to ABC affiliate WSOC-TV, the family had returned home from church and were inside their home. A neighbor noticed smoke coming from the minivan.
A family member grabbed the garden hose, WSOC reported, and put the fire out.
“The world itself is moving to lithium batteries, which propose some of these troubles to the fire service,” Chief Bobby Craig at the George Hildebran Fire and Rescue told WSOC. “I don’t know if there is – other than trying to keep them cool – that there is any precautions.”
The fire department is keeping the safety seat for training purposes, WSOC reported.
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