IREDELL COUNTY, N.C. – (Iredell Free News) Multiple fire departments responded to a structure fire Friday afternoon (August 28) following strong thunderstorms in the area.

According to the Iredell Free News, personnel from Troutman Fire Rescue, Shepherds Fire Rescue and Denver Fire Rescue, including Denver’s fire boat, were dispatched to a home on Winding Shore Road at approximately 4:45 p.m. after neighbors reported the fire.

Arriving Troutman crews encountered heavy smoke and entered the home, where firefighters found heavy fire in a room and a well-involved attic fire. Denver’s fire boat and tankers supplied water to Troutman’s engine as firefighters used two hose lines to battle the blaze. Iredell County EMS, the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office and South Iredell Fire Rescue also responded, including South Iredell’s new Utility 12 Air Van.

The fire was brought under control at approximately 5:45 p.m. No one was home at the time, and the cause of the fire remains under investigation. According to the published report, the fire was reported shortly after strong thunderstorms moved through the area.

[Story and photos courtesy of www.iredellfreenews.com]