WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Firefighters rescued five people after a fire in Winston-Salem Sunday, according to the Winston-Salem Fire Department.
Winston-Salem police said firefighters are on the scene of a fire on the 2300 block of North Liberty Street and the fire has been extinguished.
Winston-Salem Fire said a commercial building caught on fire around 4:30 a.m. and five homeless people were evacuated from the building.
According to Winston-Salem police no one was injured.
As a result of the fire, all lanes of the 2300 block of North Liberty Street were closed between East 24th and East 23rd street. The road has since reopened in both directions. The right southbound lane of Liberty Street is still closed.
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