Two men were arrested during a drug trafficking investigation that led to an apartment fire on North Main Street in Winchester Wednesday, according to police and fire officials.
The Winchester Police Department’s Narcotics and Special Response Team executed a search warrant at 503 N. Main Street around 5:08 p.m. following the sixth controlled drug purchase from a resident over several months, police reported.
Officers immediately noticed smoke coming from underneath a bed after entering the apartment and quickly evacuated all residents to safety across the street. Police attempted to extinguish the fire with fire extinguishers but were unsuccessful…