1 injured in northwest Charlotte house fire

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte firefighters rescued someone from a burning home Saturday night in northwest Charlotte.

The occupant was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, MEDIC said.

No firefighters were injured.

Firefighters got the fire under control in 25 minutes at the home on Darbyshire Place near West W.T. Harris Boulevard.

The call came into dispatch at 8:11 p.m. and Engine 28 was on the scene at 8:18 p.m., the Charlotte Fire Department tweeted.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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