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Sunday, July 8, 2012
Family Escapes Fire 4 Injured
Charlotte NC – Four occupants
escaped their burning home but were not able to avoid injury after their house
caught fire on Monday, June 25th, 2012.
Charlotte Firefighters
were dispatched to a reported structure fire with occupants trapped inside at
10:56 a.m. Crews from the Glenwood Drive Fire Station arrived first at 11 a.m. and
reported heavy smoke showing from a two-story house. The fire was quickly
knocked down and brought under control in five minutes.
Firefighters and
Paramedics treated and transported one occupant for traumatic injuries after
witnesses say the victim jumped from the second floor. Three additional
occupants were treated and transported for smoke inhalation. The fire was
caused by food left cooking unattended on the stove.
Your friends at the
Charlotte Fire Department would like to remind you that “food left cooking
unattended” remains the #1 cause of residential fires. We are asking our
friends and partners “Stay Alert” by not becoming distracted while cooking;
“Stay Safe” don’t leave food cooking unattended; and finally “Stay Alive” avoid
cooking when you’re sleepy.
Eternally committed to
duty and service,
Mark Basnight
Public Information Officer
Office of Media and Public
Affairs
Charlotte Fire Department
Greater Alarm Fire Rips Through Apartments
Charlotte NC – A raging
fire ripped through an apartment building in the early morning hours of Wednesday
June 20, 2012 sending residents fleeing for safety.
Multiple calls into Charlotte
Fire Communications began shortly before 3 a.m. Firefighters from The Plaza
Fire Station arrived at 2:59 a.m. and reported heavy smoke and fire conditions
involving a large three-story 16 unit apartment building located at 3135
Central Avenue, the Birchcroft Apartments.
Firefighters sprinted into
action deploying hoselines for the ensuing firefight and initiating a search of
the structure to ensure all residents had evacuated. Crews waged war with the
raging flames consuming the roof and attic space over a large portion of the
structure.
A well-coordinated fire
attack by 57 Charlotte Firefighters resulted in a knockdown of the fire and the
incident being brought under control in 22 minutes. Damage caused by fire,
smoke, water, and fire control was estimated at $250,000. A candle left burning
unattended caused the fire. Thirteen units and approximately two-dozen
occupants were affected. One firefighter sustained a minor injury and was
treated and released from an area hospital.
Eternally committed to
duty and service,
Mark Basnight
Public Information Officer
Office of Media and Public
Affairs
Charlotte Fire Department
SUV Collides With Light Rail Car Traps 1
Charlotte NC –
Firefighters rescued the driver of a SUV after colliding with a Charlotte Area
Transit System light rail car on June 17th, 2012.
The collision took place
on the light rail blue line at Remount Road just off South Boulevard shortly
after 5 p.m. Crews from the South Boulevard/Dilworth Fire Station arrived first
and reported a person trapped in a mid-size SUV. Rescue Technicians worked with
precision utilizing the Jaws of Life and other specialized rescue tools until
they freed the driver from wreckage.
The driver was treated and
transported to Carolinas Medical Center with what was described as
life-threatening injuries. The Blue Line was temporary shutdown until the
rescue was complete and the train was rendered safe for travel back to the
depot. No injuries were reported on the light rail car.
Eternally committed to
duty and service,
Mark Basnight
Public Information Officer
Office of Media and Public
Affairs
Charlotte Fire Department
Firefighters Respond to Six Burned
Charlotte NC –
Firefighters and Paramedics responded to six burn patients as the result of a
domestic dispute at 1511 Polk Street Sunday afternoon, June 17, 2012.
Engine 11 from the 28th
Street Fire Station arrived at 1:13 p.m. and found two adults & four pediatric
patients suffering from varying degrees of burns from hot grease. Firefighters
and paramedics worked in unison providing patient care, consoling, and
preparing the injured for transport. All six patients were transported to
Carolinas Medical Center.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Police Department and Charlotte Fire Department Fire Investigation Task Force
were investigating the incident.
Eternally committed to
duty and service,
Mark Basnight
Public Information Officer
Office of Media and Public
Affairs
Charlotte Fire Department
Early Morning Fire Tears Through Dilworth Business
Charlotte NC – An early
morning fire tore through a business in Dilworth on Saturday June 16, 2012
bringing dozens of firefighters to the scene.
Shortly after 2 a.m. the
first fire company was assigned to investigate an odor of smoke in the vicinity
of Worthington Avenue. Additional calls to Fire Communications reported a
structure fire at 716 East Boulevard. Fire crews from nearby Fire Station 2
arrived just minutes later and observed heavy fire and smoke emitting from the
roof of an approximately 3000 foot 2-story commercial structure.
Firefighters made haste to
stop the spread of the well-entrenched fire stretching multiple hoselines and
tapping into nearby fire hydrants for water supply. Building construction,
additions to the original structure, and the volume of fire made for a labor
intensive and extended firefight.
As the fire raged out of
control the flames burned out the interior stairs and caused a partial roof
collapse. With the stability of the structure now in question, fire crews were
forced to retreat and temporarily halt their interior attack. Firefighters
mounted a massive exterior assault on the blaze utilizing a ladder pipe and
fire hoses raining down thousands of gallons of water.
Due to tireless efforts of
forty-nine firefighters, the fire was knocked down and brought under control in
one hour and thirty-nine minutes. The origin and cause the fire remains under
investigation by the Charlotte Fire investigation Task Force. There were no
injuries associated with this fire. Anyone with information pertaining to this
fire may be eligible for a reward and should call Crime Stoppers at (704)
334-1600.
Eternally committed to duty
and service,
Mark Basnight
Public Information Officer
Office of Media and Public
Affairs
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