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"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. I also want to commend the heroic efforts by the Charlotte Fire Department, putting their lives on the line to help rescue 15 individuals. This is a demonstration of what serving the community is all about.
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A video tweeted by Charlotte firefighters just before 10 a.m. Demonte Sherrill, a father and family man, was identified as one of the two who died in the massive fire. Anyone missing a loved one after the fire is asked to call 911 to speak with a police officer. 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. Off the block of Stonepath Lane, located in the Ballantyne area of south Charlotte. Marshals killed in the line of duty, you can show your support by visiting the Back the Blue NC GoFundMe here.
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— 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. 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. Charlotte firefighters arrived within minutes of the first call, which was placed around 9 a.m.
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The site of the fire had two twin buildings that were under construction. Firefighters did successfully extinguish small fires that had spread to the second building. That second building was largely undamaged during the five-alarm fire across the street.
Charlotte Fire Department fighting blaze at construction site
That's when crews get trapped or have access issues escaping due to how quickly the fire is moving. More than 90 firefighters heroically rescued 15 workers from the construction site, including one on a crane at the top. The fire swept through the building in minutes, sending workers running. Fifteen workers were rescued, and two companies of firefighters had to transmit "maydays" to be rescued themselves. Emergency crews worked for hours Thursday morning to extinguish a five-alarm fire at a construction site in south Charlotte that left an apartment building under construction totally destroyed.
worker dead, 1 unaccounted for after massive Charlotte fire
During the shooting, four other CMPD officers were injured. They were identified Tuesday as Chris Talley, Michael Giglio, Jack Blowers, and Joshua Campbell. But as of Thursday afternoon, two workers who were in the area of the construction site where the fire initially broke out remain unaccounted for, the newspaper added. "We rescued 15 people from the fire," said Charlotte Fire Department Chief Reginald Johnson. "And the men and women of this department put themselves in harm's way and had to call for assistance themselves to get out of this fire. That's how fast it was moving." The deaths of Sherrill and Holmes came after an apartment complex still under construction burst into flames on Thursday morning after a spray foam insulation trailer caught fire.
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Charlotte Fire asked anyone unable to locate family members who were working at the construction site to call 911. Police shared the same information, saying an officer will complete a missing persons report. They asked family to provide the person’s full name, date of birth, physical description and a recent photo. A crane operator was stuck in the cab high above the fire and fortunately, first responders later rescued the worker. Once again, Biden was seeking to be an empathetic leader for a community reeling from gun violence, while also calling for stricter rules around firearms and more money for law enforcement on the front lines.
Within an hour of starting, the fire was escalated to a five-alarm situation. Fire crews from across the Charlotte area were called in to assist the Charlotte Fire Department. The fire was visible for miles with large plumes of smoke filling the air all over Charlotte. One person near the fire said they started yelling out of their window but firefighters couldn't hear them. Over 90 firefighters from the Charlotte Fire Department rescued 15 people from the construction site.
On Thursday, fire officials confirmed that 15 workers were rescued from the blaze. Firefighters were able to rescue a crane operator who had been trapped high above the smoke and flames. As of mid Thursday afternoon, the department said, two construction workers were unaccounted for. 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.
Walter Morris said his nephew was in a construction crane above the site and could not get down initially because the flames were so high. "And that could expand the fire much quicker than you can see on the outside than inside," Johnson said. "And when you start to see the amount of black smoke coming out of that building - Our firefighters will tell you that black smoke is fuel." 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.
Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools confirmed four schools were on a modified lockdown due to the shooting. The schools were Devonshire Elementary School, Briarwood Academy, Cochrane Collegiate and Lawrence Orr Elementary School. Officers questioned two people who were found inside the house during the standoff. CMPD said Tuesday those two people have not been charged with anything at this time. 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.
