‘Doesn't feel real:' 3 youths die in North Carolina house fire

CONCORD, N.C. — Three youths died in a house fire in a Charlotte suburb early Sunday, authorities in North Carolina said. According to a Facebook p...

August 28, 2023
10:08 AM

CONCORD, N.C. — Three youths died in a house fire in a Charlotte suburb early Sunday, authorities in North Carolina said. According to a Facebook post by the City of Concord NC Fire Department, the blaze began at about 1:08 a.m. EDT at a one-story public housing duplex in Concord. The duplex was owned by the city, fire officials said. Fire officials, who responded within five minutes, said two children died at the scene and a third youth was taken to an area hospital in critical condition. According to WSOC-TV, the two youths at the scene were an 11-year-old girl and her 15-year-old brother.

Bob D'Angelo