CHARLOTTE — The home of an elementary school principal caught fire Tuesday night in north Charlotte and strangers are helping her after fire officials estimated the damage to be about $55,000.
At about 7:20 p.m., crews were called to the two-story home on Mallard Green Place.
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Heavy fire was coming from Shannon Hamilton’s house by the time firefighters got there.
Update Structure Fire; 2100 Block of Mallard Green Pl; fire was the result of a heater located in the garage area that ignited nearby combustibles; damage estimates are $55,000; no injuries reported
— Charlotte Fire Dept (@CharlotteFD) January 26, 2022
Hamilton is the principal at Long Creek Elementary School in Huntersville.
A heater ignited combustibles in the garage, and no one was hurt, investigators said.
The community put together a GoFundMe page for Hamilton to help her and her children rebound from the fire.
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