CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Two people are in the hospital after a house fire that broke out in south Charlotte early Sunday morning, according to officials.
The Charlotte Fire Department said it was responding to a house fire along Abbey Hill Lane, just off Park Road, around midnight.
A WCNC Charlotte employee captured video of the fire on their Nest camera overnight. In the video below around the five-minute mark, you can see a vast plume of smoke towering into the air above:
Medic confirmed one person was taken to the hospital with serious injuries and another with minor injuries.
30 firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze in just over an hour, the fire department said.
Investigators determined the fire was caused by improperly discarded smoking materials. The estimated loss is estimated at $540,000.
Check back here for updates and on the WCNC Charlotte app.
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