Fire in Charlotte: 15 rescued in massive blaze in SouthPark area

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• Update: 2 workers killed as massive fire destroys SouthPark apartment building under construction
• Lexington police arrest shooting suspect
• Charlotte leaders confirm two deaths in SouthPark fire, identify cause
• Endangered red wolf hit, killed by vehicle in NC
• worker dead in massive 5-alarm fire at North Carolina, construction site
• Bodies of 2 missing workers recovered at site of Charlotte 5-alarm fire

He described what happened when news of the fire spread. The fire moved rapidly because of the amount of exposed wood at the site, the chief said. Charlotte Fire said 90 firefighters responded to the scene.

Update: 2 workers killed as massive fire destroys SouthPark apartment building under construction

Charlotte Fire Chief Reginald Johnson said firefighters rescued 15 workers from the building, including one who was on a crane. Paramedics said he was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. They said two more people were evaluated but were not transported. – (Monday, April 29, 2024) – On Monday, April 29, 2024, an armed suspect opened fire on law enforcement officers in the 5000 block of Galway Drive in the North Tryon Division. Four Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department officers were shot, one of which succumbed to his injuries. Marshals Fugitive Task Force were shot, three of which succumbed to their injuries.

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Eyer, the CMPD officer whose death was announced Monday night, is survived by his wife and a 3-year-old son, the police chief said. A friend of one of the men who was killed in the fire, 30-year-old Demonte Sherrill, told WCNC Charlotte they fear he died when the building collapsed on top of him. At a construction site off Liberty Row Drive near Fairview Road, near SouthPark Mall. A video tweeted by Charlotte firefighters just before 10 a.m. The smell of smoke and fire filled the Palisades neighborhood Sunday morning as a 5,000-square-foot home on Rocky Gap Lane went up in flames. Over 90 firefighters responded to the residential construction site on Liberty Road around 9 a.m.

Charlotte leaders confirm two deaths in SouthPark fire, identify cause

Witnesses told Channel 9′s Joe Bruno that the fire started on the second floor. Construction workers said there were nearly 100 people working at the site at the time of the fire. That same month, a gunman fatally shot three officers and injured three others in Baton Rouge, La.

WCNC Charlotte is committed to reporting on the issues facing the communities we serve. We tell the stories of people working to solve persistent social problems. We examine how problems can be solved or addressed to improve the quality of life and make a positive difference. "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.

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. Fire officials previously told CBS News that a tower crane operator, who was working at the construction site when the fire broke out, was rescued and safely on the ground. The operator was transported to a hospital with injuries that are not life-threatening.

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Dramatic video has emerged of the moment a shootout broke out in North Carolina that slaughtered four law enforcement officers and wounded several others as they tried to serve a warrant on a felon. Video released by the department shows flames and smoke billowing from a structure in the 7700 block of Liberty Row Drive. Fifteen people, including a crane operator, were rescued by firefighters Thursday. The two people who died in the 2,000-degree fire were believed to be on the sixth floor of a building before flames tore through the area, officials said. At a news conference, officials said the suspect, Terry Clark Hughes Jr., had opened fire from the second floor of his house, leaving four members of a fugitive task force dead and four other officers injured. — The two construction workers who were missing after the historic five-alarm fire in Charlotte's South Park neighborhood broke out have died during the blaze, officials confirmed Friday.

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Another company of firefighters battled dangerous flames in order to successfully rescue a worker trapped atop a construction crane. Before that worker could climb down, firefighters brought him "protective equipment" to help him manage the intense heat of the crane and its ladder during his descent. Firefighters were trying to reach the two trapped construction workers, but firefighters had to declare their own "mayday" during the rescue attempt.

Unfortunately, neither set of firefighters was able to locate the two trapped workers. Construction workers told the Charlotte Fire Department that there are still two construction workers that are unaccounted for. A crane operator was stuck in the cab high above the fire and fortunately, first responders later rescued the worker.

One of the injured CMPD Officers, Joshua Eyer, a 6-year veteran, fought for his life for several hours before succumbing to his injuries. On Thursday, fire officials confirmed that 15 workers were rescued from the blaze. A witness told the Charlotte Observer newspaper that the crane operator's wife watched from the ground as the rescue operation unfolded before paramedics whisked the man away to a local hospital. As of mid Thursday afternoon, the department said, two construction workers were unaccounted for.

Most of the Carolinas Wednesday had moderate-level impacts, which would primarily impact those unusually sensitive to smoke particulars. If smoke conditions were to increase, more people could find themselves impacted by the smoke. "We may be talking about more tragedy than ... we're talking about today," Johnson said Friday of the life-threatening situation his firefighters experienced Thursday.

At a construction site on the 7700 block of Liberty Row Drive, across the street from SouthPark Mall. One person was taken to the hospital and is expected to recover, paramedics said. "Mill Creek Residential is adding to its North Carolina presence with the development of Modera SouthPark, a luxury apartment community located in one of Charlotte’s most desirable submarkets," the website reads.