Two North Carolina Firefighters Hurt

CHARLOTTE, N.C. --

Two firefighters were hurt while battling a house fire in northeast Charlotte.

One of the men, a volunteer with the Newell fire department, has life-threatening injuries. He was taken to Carolinas Medical Center University.

Also, a Charlotte Fire Department firefighter was taken to Presbyterian hospital with back injuries, fire officials said.

The firefighters were trying to douse a blaze at a one-story brick home on Back Creek Church Road. Fire officials say the blaze may have started in the rear of the home shortly after 4 p.m. Wednesday.