Fire in Charlotte: 15 rescued in massive blaze in SouthPark area
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They were identified Tuesday as Chris Talley, Michael Giglio, Jack Blowers, and Joshua Campbell. The CMPD SWAT team and MEDIC's mass casualty unit were among those who responded to the shooting scene. After officers shot Hughes, SWAT negotiated with the others inside the home.
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SouthPark Mall was closed due to the proximity of the fire and motorists were advised to stay away from the area as several roads were closed. Officials asked the public to not call 911 unless there is an absolute emergency. The two men killed in a massive construction fire in SouthPark have been positively identified. The Mecklenburg County Medical Examiner’s Office says Demonte Sherrill and Ruben Holmes were both killed in the fire.
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We’ve been advised to stay away from the SouthPark area until further notice and residents who live nearby, please stay inside. Please allow @charlottefire, @CMPD, and MEDIC time to do their work and protect our city. Marshals Fugitive Task Force and one Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officer were killed Monday after being met with “active gunfire” from a suspect at an east Charlotte home.
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The sergeant called for backup, and that's when the four responding Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers were shot, Jennings said. A construction worker who was trapped in a crane when the fire broke out has been rescued, Queen City News reports. A large fire broke out Thursday morning at a construction site near Charlotte's SouthPark area, and 15 people, including a crane operator, were rescued as crews battled the blaze. For more than an hour, firefighters were attempting to help the crane operator trapped on a construction crane surrounded by the blazing structure, the outlet reported, citing emergency radio. Fire officials said crews had several "maydays," which means crews were either trapped or had access issues when escaping. In total, 15 workers were rescued from the site and no firefighters were injured.
2 dead after fire rips through SouthPark construction site - WSOC Charlotte
2 dead after fire rips through SouthPark construction site.
Posted: Tue, 23 May 2023 07:00:00 GMT [source]
Charlotte firefighters arrived within minutes of the first call, which was placed around 9 a.m. Thursday morning, according to the Charlotte Fire Department. Fire officials said over 90 firefighters fought the fire and rescued 15 workers from the burning construction site. One person had to be rescued after becoming trapped atop a crane. That person was later rescued by Charlotte firefighters and was transported by Medic with non-life-threatening injuries. Fifteen people, including a crane operator, were rescued by firefighters Thursday.
Looking back at past five-alarm fires in Charlotte's history, a storage building was destroyed by a five-alarm fire in southwest Charlotte in July 2022. According to its website, Modera SouthPark is a wood-frame, podium-style community consisting of twin buildings that make up more than 200 apartment homes. The witness said, at that point, they started taking video of the smoke.
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"The prestigious SouthPark neighborhood sits about six miles south of Uptown Charlotte and puts residents within one mile of more than 65 restaurants, 1,200 hotel rooms and various entertainment options." The Charlotte Fire Department says it is battling a massive blaze Thursday at a construction site in the North Carolina city’s SouthPark area. Our Glenn Counts just spoke to the parents of a worker. Within hours of the fire breaking out, firefighters said 15 people were rescued, but two were unaccounted for. The blaze also involved a building in a construction zone which partially collapsed, the Charlotte Observer reported. WCNC Charlotte is committed to reporting on the issues facing the communities we serve.
"A Mayday is required when we have to send other firefighters to rescue those companies," the fire official explained. This is a breaking news story, check back for updates. Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles shared a statement on Twitter asking everyone in the area to be safe and let first responders work.
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WCNC Charlotte crews could see large smoke clouds and flames shooting hundreds of feet into the air from the area of Barclay Downs Drive and Fairview Road as they were driving to the scene. Sáenz was sent video taken close to the scene of the fire. The video shows debris and ash falling as the flames rip through the construction site. At that point, they knew they needed to get everyone out.
Quiroja said many of the workers are without their jobs and their tools, since they were forced to leave those behind when they rushed out. “They started getting out, they started screaming ‘get out, get out because the building is on fire,’” he described to Sáenz. Sáenz spoke with Alejandro Quiroja, who was working on the building’s metal framing on the first floor.
"Man, we never had nothing like this before. Never. I've been over here for 27 years. It's wild, man." Inside the neighborhood, WCNC Charlotte spoke with a neighbor who said he received a phone call from someone explaining there was a shooting in the area. Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools confirmed four schools were on a modified lockdown due to the shooting.
"We watched it start to smoke gradually and then we saw the smoke get bigger, and then, initially, the front of the building caught on fire," the witness said. A construction supervisor told WCNC Charlotte one of his employees working on the site, 60-year-old Ruben Holmes, has not been seen or heard from since the fire. Both of the victims were officially identified by the Charlotte Fire Department on Tuesday.
The fourth officer killed during the shooting Monday was identified by the U.S. Joshua Eyer was identified as the CMPD officer who died on Monday night. Eyer worked with CMPD's North Tryon Division for six years and was recently named the department's Officer of the Month. That same month, a gunman fatally shot three officers and injured three others in Baton Rouge, La. More than 100 rounds littered the scene, said Chief Johnny Jennings of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police. He added that it was not clear how many rounds had been fired by the suspect and how many by the at least 12 officers who returned fire.
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