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Young boys rescued after tree falls on east Charlotte home

Two kids were rescued after a large tree fell on their home in east Charlotte early Thursday morning.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Two kids were rescued after a large tree fell on their home in east Charlotte early Thursday morning.

Charlotte Fire responded to the 1300 block of Pinecrest Avenue around 4:30 a.m. Firefighters said two 10-year-old boys and a dog were rescued from the home. Both kids were freed from the home without injury in about 10 minutes.

A baseball rests on top of a young boy's bedframe after a tree crashed onto their Charlotte home Thursday morning.

Officials said the tree crashed through the home and pushed the top bunk bed onto the bottom bed. The boys were taken to the hospital with their mom as a precaution, but officials said they were mostly OK with minor bumps and bruises.

NBC Charlotte's Tanya Mendis contributed to this report.


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