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By Thursday evening, not much of the apartment building remained. Many of the construction workers said there were crews on every floor of the building. They said when the flames sparked, the workers themselves tried to put out the fire.

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He was transported to a local hospital with non life threatening injuries. — Officials from the City of Charlotte held a media briefing Friday. Fire Chief Reginald Johnson confirmed that the fire was started by a spray insulation trailer on the ground floor. Chief Johnson also confirmed that two construction workers lost their lives in the fire.

Charlotte fire: 2 unaccounted for, 15 rescued as crews battle five-alarm blaze in SouthPark

Construction workers told the Charlotte Fire Department that there are still two construction workers that are unaccounted for. Firefighters themselves had to be rescued after they became trapped while rescuing others in the fast-moving fire. One of the firefighters heard the cries of people trapped on the sixth floor but couldn't see them through the smoke, Johnson said. "I am deeply saddened by the shooting that occurred," Vi Lyles, Charlotte's mayor, said on X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter.

‘A good man’: Father of 4 dies in construction site fire in SouthPark, family says

"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.

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.

The schools were Devonshire Elementary School, Briarwood Academy, Cochrane Collegiate and Lawrence Orr Elementary School. This was one of the deadliest recent attacks on law enforcement in the United States. WBTV obtained a copy of the Charlotte Fire Department’s investigative file, giving a first-hand look at what fire investigators know and a second-by-second account of what happened.

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Firefighters honored for actions during SouthPark construction fire - WBTV

Firefighters honored for actions during SouthPark construction fire.

Posted: Fri, 23 Jun 2023 07:00:00 GMT [source]

CMPD said Tuesday those two people have not been charged with anything at this time. The U.S. Marshals Service confirmed that one of its deputy marshals, Thomas Weeks, was among those killed. Marshals Fugitive Task Force were shot, and three of them died, the police said.

Many of the answers are found before firefighters ever arrived, even before the fire started. In a written statement, Lipcsak, the CFD spokesman, continued to dispute the existence of the inspector’s report, even after being presented the details of WBTV’s findings for this story. WBTV requested fire department records related to the South Park site but four months later nothing has been produced by the city.

After WBTV sent another email requesting more details. This time, an unnamed CFD employee responded from the public information office account with new information, claiming the contractor was never on-site but spoke to the contractor in a nearby parking lot. After several lines of questioning, Miller provided new details about building number 7740, the one adjacent to the structure that caught fire. According to Miller, a fire sprinkler contractor reached out to an inspector and scheduled an inspection. That record contradicts repeated statements from Charlotte Fire Marshal Kevin Miller that no one from the department ever visited the construction site.

Fire in Charlotte: 15 rescued in massive blaze in SouthPark area - USA TODAY

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

Posted: Thu, 18 May 2023 07:00:00 GMT [source]

Fire officials say there were no working smoke detectors and the building did not have any fire sprinklers. The body of a 52-year-old man was found inside the home after firefighters extinguished the flames that were contained to just one room within the home. President Biden released a statement honoring the fallen officers. Download the WCNC Charlotte mobile app for the latest breaking news, weather and traffic alerts. Officers questioned two people who were found inside the house during the standoff.

One user on Twitter, @TheHomeT, shared a video of the smoke plume emanating from the fire. “Obviously, the building's still in a state where it is not safe for all of our members to go in,” Johnson said. The chief said investigators aren't sure what set off the blaze and haven't been able to do a thorough investigation of the trailer. "The fire spread rapidly," Johnson said at the news conference Friday. Mayor Lyles confirmed the death of Demonte Sherrill, which other sources had also previously confirmed.

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.