HIGH POINT, N.C. — A fire at the Pennybyrn Retirement community is now under control.
Emergency crews said a call came into the High Point Fire Department after 9 a.m. Monday. Officials said two people were in a home on Bunratty Court when the fire broke out. Firefighters said those two people were not injured.
According to fire officials, the fire appeared to have started near the garage of the home. Investigators haven't said the cause of the fire.
Officials said a cat died in the fire.
High Point Fire said from January to April of 2021 they responded to 139 fires. From January to now, that number is up to 166 fire calls.
"A lot of times it's unintentional, most of them are mistakes, just people are using stuff as they intended and forget to turn it off," Deputy Chief Tim Wright said.
The Red Cross has helped several of these Triad families.
"We've had clients tell us that much more important than the money was so somebody to be there and let them talk and grieve," Thomas Dunn with the Red Cross said.
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