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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A family’s fireworks celebration ended with their home on fire, according to the Winston-Salem Fire Department. At about 1:13 a.m. Wednesday morning, firefighters responded to 1805 Center Street. Fire officials say a family set off legal fireworks in a trashcan but did not properly dispose of them after. The fireworks ignited the trash can and lit the house on fire. The home did not have smoke alarms but a police officer from the North Carolina School of the Arts saw the fire and helped get word to the family. The fire was reportedly under control by 2:02 a.m. No one was injured, but six people have been displaced. It is unclear whether or not the home is a total loss.