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    NC Firefighters Rescue Six Kids from Burning House

    July 23, 2021
    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

    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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