NC Firefighters Rescue Six Kids from Burning House

A Charlotte firefighter and one child were evaluated at the scene of a fire that broke out and caused $40,000 worth of damage to a two-story home.

By Jonathan Limehouse

Source The Charlotte Observer

July 23, 2021
Charlotte, NC, Fire Department
Charlotte, NC, firefighters rescued six children from a burning house Friday.
Charlotte, NC, firefighters rescued six children from a burning house Friday.

Six children were rescued from a burning north Charlotte home Friday morning, according to the Charlotte Fire Department.

The structure fire happened at a two-story home in the 2000 block of Southwinds Drive. Firefighters removed the six children from the smoking home, but one of them had to be evaluated by a medic.

A firefighter had to also be evaluated after the blaze.

The fire is currently under control and under investigation, the department said.

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