Southwest Charlotte road closed due to house fire

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CHARLOTTE — South Tryon Street in Charlotte was closed Thursday morning as firefighters battled a house fire.

The major thoroughfare in southwest Charlotte was blocked in between Nations Ford and West Tyvola roads.

The Charlotte Fire Department arrived at the house at about 10:45 a.m., where smoke and flames were showing.

Chopper 9 Skyzoom flew over the scene, and it appeared that firefighters had already extinguished the blaze.

However, the road remained closed at the time. By 11:45 a.m., traffic congestion lightened up, according to Google Maps.

No additional details have been made available.

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