MOUNT HOLLY, N.C. — A woman in Mount Holly said her home was destroyed Sunday after a tree fell on a powerline and caught fire.
Mary Michael said the lights flickered at her home on Hoover Street then went off, which was about the same time a tree hit a powerline and caught fire two houses away.
She said she stepped outside and realized flames were coming from of the attic and basement.
“If we have been in bed a few hours later, we wouldn’t have made it out. Thank God,” said Mark Michael, a victim.
Everything else in the home was damaged.
She and her husband had just packed an RV for a three-week vacation, which is where they will stay until the home is repaired.
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