Three Charlotte firefighters injured while evacuating a family, pets from house fire

Three Charlotte Fire Department firefighters were injured early Thursday morning while fighting a house fire in north Charlotte. The department said crews arriving at about 2:43 a.m. saw heavy fire coming from a two-story home in the 2800 block of Grimes Street. A mayday alarm was sounded at 2:58 a.m. while firefighters worked inside the home, and an immediate second alarm was called, instructing the firefighters to evacuate the building. The three that were injured were taken to a hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries. Three residents inside the...