Fire Destroys Gaston County, NC, House Linked to NASCAR Driver
The Herald (Rock Hill, S.C.)
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A Gaston County home owned by NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin caught on fire Sunday afternoon, leaving two people hospitalized.
Chief David Toomey of the Lucia Riverbend Fire Department did not identify the individuals, but neighbors confirmed to WSOC that Hamlin’s parents lived at the home. Public records show the home is owned by Hamlin’s real estate company, Won One Real Estate, WCNC reported.
Firefighters got a call about the fire at the single family home on Blacksnake Road in Stanley at 6:19 p.m. Ten different fire departments were at the scene fighting the flames, according to WSOC.
When first responders arrived, the home was nearly halfway gone. It took nearly two hours for the fire to be put out because this part of Stanley does not have fire hydrants, Toomey told WSOC.
“Well this house was about 40-45% involved when we got here. Of course where we are located there are no hydrants, so all the water had to be trucked in and there were times we would run out of water and we had to wait for more water to get here,” Toomey told WSOC’s Glenn Counts. “We had to call for more, additional tankers throughout the county.”
Toomey told The Athletic that firefighters were able to save racing memorabilia inside the home and “some really expensive cars.”
Hamlin, in addition to competing as a driver in NASCAR, is a team owner with NBA legend Michael Jordan. Earlier this month, their team settled a multimillion antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR.
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