Two injured, displaced after Greensboro house fire on Bonaire Lane

Two Greensboro residents were left looking for temporary housing after a house fire on Bonaire Lane sent one person to the hospital and injured a second. Both escaped the home in time, but the fire left the structure heavily damaged and likely in need of major repairs.

Greensboro Fire Department crews were called to the house around 1:30 p.m. Thursday, June 12, 2026, and arrived to find flames and smoke coming from inside. Assistant Chief Brett Combs said the fire moved toward the back of the house and then into the attic, which made it harder to control.

Firefighters attacked the blaze from two sides, running one line from the back of the house and another through the front door. Ladder crews then cut into the roof to vent heat from inside the structure. Combs said the roof did not cave in, but the damage was heavy.

Guilford County EMS said a second person was also transported for minor injuries. The American Red Cross was on scene to help the residents figure out next steps, a reminder that even a fire without fatal injuries can quickly become a housing crisis when a home is no longer livable.

The Red Cross of North Carolina’s Piedmont Triad Chapter serves Guilford County, and its disaster shelters are open to anyone in need, with pets welcome and no charge. Greensboro Fire also says city residents can get free smoke alarms with installation, including batteries, a basic step that can matter long after the sirens are gone.

The Bonaire Lane fire came as Greensboro continues to track residential emergencies closely. City fire incidents are publicly logged in the open-data system dating back to July 1, 2010, and the department published its Fiscal Year 2024-2025 annual report on March 9, 2026. In a city where first-response agencies collectively answer more than 30,000 emergency calls, Thursday’s blaze was another sharp reminder of how fast a routine afternoon can turn into a displacement emergency.