Flames rip through vacant home in northeast Charlotte

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Fire crews had to battle an intense house fire early Wednesday morning in the university area of northeast Charlotte.

Firefighters were called to the 2-story home on Oak Leigh Drive just after 4 a.m. and reported heavy flames and smoke coming from both floors.

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