WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Winston-Salem police confirmed that a 64-year-old man died in a house fire on Germanton Road in Winston-Salem Tuesday morning.
The fire happened on the 4700 block of Germanton Road.
The house fire forced roads in surrounding areas to shut down from Cherry Street north toward US 52. Drivers should choose another route to travel if possible.
Wade Thomas Spencer, 64, was inside the house when the fire happened and was pronounced dead.
Police said the investigation is in its early stages and there is a large fire presence at the home.
The Winston-Salem Fire and Police departments are working with the North Carolina Medical Examiner's office during this investigation.
This investigation is moving forward as death investigation.