CHARLOTTE — Charlotte Fire crews responded to a house fire in south Charlotte early Thursday morning.
The home on Brandon Circle caught fire around 2:30 a.m.
Channel 9’s Miana Massey spoke with the men who rent the home. They said they’ve lived there for about a year. The two men were trying to salvage what they could after the early morning fire.
Video from the fire department shows a man running out of the burning home with a duffle bag in his hands.
“I looked out my window a little scared, on edge, and I say two doors down there were some flames,” one neighbor said. “It was a very scary moment, very surreal.”
That neighbor said she spoke to the men who live there.
“They said that they had woken up to a lot of smoke, and luckily, one of the roommates woke up before the others and was able to get everybody out of the house,” the witness said.
Firefighters worked hard to put out the flames. Thankfully, no one was hurt.
By daybreak, the damage was clear. The roof of the home had collapsed, windows were charred and the home was no longer safe to go inside.
Neighbors were already rallying around them, offering water, shoes, clothes and anything else they needed.
Officials ruled the fire accidental. Charlotte Fire says it started in the attic and caused around $135,000 in damages.
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