Fire kills two in Roper Saturday afternoon

ROPER — Two people died in a house fire on Mackeys Road in Roper on Saturday afternoon, and the cause remains under investigation. Washington County Sheriff Arlo Norman said in a statement that the county's 911 center received a call at 3:33 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, reporting a structure fire at 4915 Mackeys Road. Two sheriff's deputies, Deputy Baker and Deputy Dashawn Mizelle, arrived within minutes and found one end of the home fully engulfed in flames. They could not enter to look for th ...
By: roanokebeacon.com








