Fire crews battled two house fires that significantly damaged two homes in Raleigh early Saturday evening. The first fire was reported just after 6:30 p.m. at a home in the 2400 block of Bedford Avenue, which is off Oberlin Road in the Oberlin Village neighborhood. Several Raleigh firefighters responded to the scene, less than a mile southwest of Five Points. By 6:50 p.m., smoke was still seen coming from the home, although no flames were visible. Fire crews appeared to have cut a hole in the roof of the home. According to the Raleigh Fire Department Division Chief Jake Corker, there was โa significant fire on the first floorโ of the home. The fire was under control in about 15 minutes but at least two people from the home were displaced, fire officials said. No one was injured. Just after 7 p.m., a fire was reported at a home in the 2700 block of Kempsford Place, in a neighborhood between N. New Hope Road and Southall Road.
