CHARLOTTE — Fireworks are to blame for a fire at a northwest Charlotte home that left 11 people displaced on the Fourth of July, according to investigators.
Firefighters were called to the home on Oakshire Circle off of Valleydale Road at about 1:30 a.m. When they arrived, crews found heavy smoke and flames shooting from the 2-story house.
“It was just so hot. The heat from the house was hot. I didn’t know it was melting the side of my house,” one neighbor told Channel 9.
According to MEDIC, 13 people were evaluated on scene for smoke inhalation, including two parents and their 11 children. Officials said nobody was taken to the hospital.
“The dad of the family, he ran back in to get his baby and make sure all his family was out. He was like a hero. He went in there and saved everybody and got everyone out,” the neighbor said.
Firefighters said that a firecracker that had not been properly disposed of started the blaze.
The American Red Cross was helping the 11 people who were displaced, officials said. The fire caused an estimated $80,000 in damage.
Firefighters said that after fireworks have been used, they should not be touched for 20 minutes to make sure they are out, and then dunked in water.
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