Lightning Strike is Suspected Cause of Ballantyne House Fire

July 17, 2021

Marvin Beach,

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A lightning strike is the suspected cause of a three-alarm house fire in South Charlotte. It happened on Saturday afternoon in the Ballantyne area.

It took 60 firefighters more than an hour to put out the flames at a three-story home on Rudolph Dadey Drive, near Ney Manor Way.

Firefighters say no injuries were reported, and the fire remains under investigation.

Update: 2 Alarm Structure Fire; 14000 Block of Rudolph Dadey Dr; 60 plus FF’s control house fire in 80 minutes; no injuries reported; fire remains under investigation pic.twitter.com/oTdqk08AtE

— Charlotte Fire Dept (@CharlotteFD) July 17, 2021