Man suffers burns, hospitalized in Raleigh townhouse fire

A man was injured in an overnight fire in Raleigh, fire officials say.

More than 30 firefighters responded to a call at 8250 Merriweather Circle in northeast Raleigh early Monday morning.

When firefighters arrived around 2:45 a.m., they saw flames coming from a bedroom window of the two-story townhouse.

They brought the fire under control in less than 30 minutes, a report said. Fire department investigators said the residence sustained about 20 percent damage.

One person suffered non-life threatening burns and was taken to the hospital, the report said. The man’s name was not released.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

This story was originally published December 31, 2018 at 12:13 PM with the headline "Man suffers burns, hospitalized in Raleigh townhouse fire."