A man tells WRAL News that a cigarette likely rolled out of an ashtray onto a pile of towels, igniting a fire at his Raleigh home on Friday afternoon.
The fire started in the bedroom of the home on Sherrybrook Drive.
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WRAL’s Breaking News Tracker captured photos of windows busted out and a hole in the roof, damage done by firefighters as they tried to get the fire under control.
Officials said no injuries were reported, but several people who lived there will have to find another place to stay.