On Sunday evening, a fire broke out at a home in Gaston County, N.C., about 30 miles northwest of Charlotte. Word spread fast on social media that the home belonged to NASCAR star Denny Hamlin, and that one person had died in the fire while another was injured.
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We now know that it was Hamlin’s parents’ home, and sadly, the person who died was Hamlin’s 75-year-old father, Dennis. Hamlin’s mother, 69-year-old Mary Lou, was also critically injured.
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The fire broke out around 6:19 p.m. on Sunday. Officials say that both of Hamlin’s parents managed to make it outside but suffered “catastrophic injuries.” Mr. Hamlin died at the hospital, while Mrs. Hamlin is still being treated at a hospital in Winston-Salem.
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