CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Firefighters responded to a fire on Sir Francis Drake Drive Friday night in south Charlotte.
Channel 9 learned a firefighter got stuck in the house's attic and had to be rescued.
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Firefighters saved a dog from the flames. The homeowners were not home.
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A neighbor said he thinks a lightning strike sparked the fire.
“It was thundering very hard and a lightning struck just after we heard the thunder so we knew it was in the neighborhood when it struck,” Maxim Ciscato said.
Paramedics treated a firefighter who needed fluids because of the extreme heat.
An "electrical issue" caused the fire that resulted in $60,000 damage, officials said Saturday.
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