CHARLOTTE — Charlotte firefighters said a person who they pulled from a burning home in east Charlotte early Friday did not survive.
The fire happened around 3 a.m. on Herrin Avenue, near The Plaza.
The fire department tweeted that firefighters were able to find someone in the house and get them out. Paramedics took that person to the hospital with serious injuries, but shortly before 11 a.m., the fire department tweeted that the victim had died.
Update Structure Fire; 1700 blk Herrin Ave; fire was determined to be an accidental cooking fire; 1 victim was rescued from the structure but did not survive; damage estimates are $15,000
— Charlotte Fire Dept (@CharlotteFD) September 18, 2020
Investigators said the fire was an accident, caused by cooking.
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