CATAWBA COUNTY, N.C. — Fire crews worked to put out flames at a house after a car caught fire in Catawba County Wednesday morning, officials said.
More than a dozen firefighters responded just before 9:30 a.m. to the home on 20th Street, near the airport in northwest Hickory.
Channel 9′s Dave Faherty learned a woman had just returned home after dropping her children off at school and pulled under the carpool. That was when her car caught fire under the hood. The flames then spread to the attic of the home, family member said.
At one point, sirens went off alerting firefighters to get out of the house over concerns the roof might collapse.
Breaking Catawba Co- firefighters are on the scene of a home on fire near the airport in Northwest Hickory. More than a dozen firefighters are here now. Watch channel 9 for updates. pic.twitter.com/rWb6NgTXPO
— Dave Faherty (@FahertyWSOC9) September 14, 2022
Faherty spoke to the grandmother, Brenda Harris, who said her daughter and children will be staying at her home. Harris said she is thankful no one was hurt.
Investigators determined the fire to be accidental.
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