WRAL.com Archive: Pine Knoll Townes Fire

Friday marks the first anniversary of one of Raleigh's worst fires, a blaze so destructive it prompted the state and the city to change their building codes.

Chapel Hill leaders decided to make using pine straw illegal around some buildings after the landscaping staple helped cause at least three fires in the area this year.

The Raleigh City Council on Tuesday approved tighter building codes suggested after a February fire destroyed a north Raleigh townhouse complex.

From the ashes of a fire that destroyed 38 townhomes in north Raleigh came new recommendations to make townhouses and apartments safer.

Dozens of residents moved back Saturday into the Pine Knoll Townes townhouse complex off Capital Boulevard. A discarded cigarette sparked a Feb. 22 fire that destroyed 30 townhouses.

The Raleigh City Council has put off discussing a report that recommends updating the city's building codes until Raleigh Fire Department officials can review the report.

Six months after one of Raleigh's largest fires, a report recommends changes to the building code to prevent more apartment and townhome fires.

Six months after a wind-driven fire ripped through a north Raleigh townhouse complex, a city report recommended that local fire codes be changed to help prevent future fires.

Some of the people who lost everything would rather move on than rebuild, but the development’s homeowners association says that is not an option.

Officials say a brush fire happened near the same area of a massive townhouse blaze in February.

Less than two weeks after a fire ripped through a north Raleigh townhouse complex, Mayor Charles Meeker on Tuesday called for an independent study of the city's fire codes.

Families who lost everything in a massive fire at a Raleigh townhouse complex must begin to find permanent housing.

Raleigh Mayor Charles Meeker wants to know if building codes need to be changed after a recent fire at a townhouse complex.

Dozens of families displaced by two fires last week got a helping hand Monday in the form of clothing, bedding and household goods.

Red Cross officials are meeting Monday with residents displaced by fires at two housing complexes in Raleigh.

Time is running out for 36 Raleigh families to find permanent housing after fires destroyed their homes last week.

Wind blew a massive fire through a North Raleigh subdivision, leaving 27 homes destroyed and 11 others damaged. Now, the community is filling a warehouse with support.

A fire that ripped through a north Raleigh townhouse complex Thursday was caused by "carelessly discarded smoking material," authorities said Friday afternoon.

A fire that ripped through a north Raleigh townhouse complex Thursday was caused by "carelessly discarded smoking material," authorities said Friday afternoon.

Fire crews battled a massive fire at a townhouse complex in North Raleigh. Firefighters were hampered by the strong winds in the area.