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Flames erupt in 5,000-square-foot Ballantyne home

Charlotte fire officials are investigating why a 5,000-square-foot vacant home in Ballantyne caught fire on Friday. The home is in the 11000 block of Beau Riley Road, off Ardrey Kell Road across from Ardrey Kell High School.
Charlotte fire officials are investigating why a 5,000-square-foot vacant home in Ballantyne caught fire on Friday. The home is in the 11000 block of Beau Riley Road, off Ardrey Kell Road across from Ardrey Kell High School. Charlotte Fire Department

Charlotte fire officials are investigating why a 5,000-square-foot vacant home in Ballantyne caught fire on Friday.

Late Friday, the Charlotte Fire Department said the fire caused about $300,000 damage to the home in the 11000 block of Beau Riley Road. That’s off Ardrey Kell Road across from Ardrey Kell High School.

It took a half-hour for 34 Charlotte firefighters to control a blaze in a vacant 4,000-square-foot home in Ballantyne on Friday across from Ardrey Kell High School.
It took a half-hour for 34 Charlotte firefighters to control a blaze in a vacant 4,000-square-foot home in Ballantyne on Friday across from Ardrey Kell High School. Charlotte Fire Department

“Heavy fire” was showing from the home when firefighters arrived at about 1:15 p.m., according to a Charlotte Fire Department tweet.

It took 34 firefighters about a half hour to control the blaze, the department said. No one was hurt.

Joe Marusak: 704-358-5067, @jmarusak

This story was originally published December 8, 2017 at 4:11 PM with the headline "Flames erupt in 5,000-square-foot Ballantyne home."

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