CHARLOTTE — A vacant house fire in southeast Charlotte was set intentionally Thursday morning and a firefighter had minor injuries while battling the blaze, Charlotte Fire officials announced.
Firefighters responded to the fully involved fire around 5:45 a.m. at the abandoned building on Paul Buck Boulevard off East Independence Boulevard behind the Bojangles Entertainment Complex.
Structure Fire; 3000 block of East Independence Ave; house fully involved on arrival; Station 8 area pic.twitter.com/7ksmwQDpTU
— Charlotte Fire Dept (@CharlotteFD) September 21, 2023
The estimated cost of damage was $100,000, CFD said.
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This is a developing story; check wsoctv.com for updates.
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