Some victims of last week’s five-alarm fire met their rescuers again Thursday during a special ceremony at the North Carolina General Assembly.
Legislators honored the firefighters at the start of the day’s session. For one of the state representatives, Billy Richardson, the fire didn’t hit close to home. It literally hit his home.
Richardson owns one of the condos at the Quorum Center, which is within walking distance of his legislative office and the Capitol. He represents Fayetteville, but stays in Raleigh when the legislature is in session. His unit and dozens of others sustained significant damage in the fire.