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BREAKING: Crews battling massive fire at south Charlotte construction site
Hat tip, Radio Reference
https://forums.radioreference.com/threads/massive-6-alarm-fire-in-charlotte.458133/#post-3846053
It's getting worse too.
BREAKING: Crews battling massive fire at south Charlotte construction site
Published: May. 18, 2023 at 10:00 AM EDT | Updated: 4 hours ago
Published: May. 18, 2023 at 10:00 AM EDT | Updated: 4 hours ago
More than 90 firefighters 'heroically' rescued 15 workers from massive South Park fire
WCNC Charlotte crews could see large smoke clouds and fire rising into the area from the area of Barclay Downs Drive and Fairview Road.
Author: Blair Shiff (WCNC), Meilin Tompkins, Anders J. Hare (WCNC)
Published: 9:45 AM EDT May 18, 2023
Updated: 1:22 PM EDT May 18, 2023
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A five-alarm fire in the SouthPark Mall area of south Charlotte broke out Thursday, causing a massive first responder presence to fight it.
Charlotte Fire said its units arrived within minutes of the first call, which was placed around 9 a.m. Thursday morning. Fire officials said over 90 firefighters on the scene rescued 15 workers at the construction site, including one person that was trapped on a crane. That person was later rescued by Charlotte firefighters and was transported by Medic with non-life-threatening injuries.
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WCNC Charlotte crews could see large smoke clouds and fire rising into the area from the area of Barclay Downs Drive and Fairview Road.
Author: Blair Shiff (WCNC), Meilin Tompkins, Anders J. Hare (WCNC)
Published: 9:45 AM EDT May 18, 2023
Updated: 1:22 PM EDT May 18, 2023
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A five-alarm fire in the SouthPark Mall area of south Charlotte broke out Thursday, causing a massive first responder presence to fight it.
Charlotte Fire said its units arrived within minutes of the first call, which was placed around 9 a.m. Thursday morning. Fire officials said over 90 firefighters on the scene rescued 15 workers at the construction site, including one person that was trapped on a crane. That person was later rescued by Charlotte firefighters and was transported by Medic with non-life-threatening injuries.
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