Cardboard fire damages building exterior near Steele Creek Rd, Charlotte NC
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a fire involving a stack of cardboard against a building exterior near Steele Creek Rd. The fire caused damage to the outside wall, but no clear source of ignition was identified. An investigator was dispatched to the scene to look into the cause. A witness left before emergency crews arrived, and efforts were made to check nearby cameras for evidence.
Audio|Source: Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Fire
06:43
Transcript:
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Copy, thank you. Tim, you're welcome. You can be able to handle. Italian age your distress. Ten, four command. Switch over to B Bravo. We'll go ahead and put your control time down 23-22. I'm going to have a sack of cardboard against the building. 30-eat extinguisher now.
00:27
How long as control, clarity can handle? That's how you need your discretion. Allarm, copies. Control time, 23, 23. Holden to 10 38. Commander Long, you will notify an inspector or investigator. Tamara is to 38.
00:49
is responding emergency traffic for this job be that thank you ten four you're welcome and sixty do you want the inspector to come out there or just meet you on the radio uh correction on that need an investigator i'm sorry that was my fault yes an investigator do you want them on the radio or to come out there
01:16
Alder need to come out. Timor's 38. You'll also see if you can get RPA on the line, for us. Tom, Mr. 38. Alarm 2 engine 30 on Bravo. Are you still responding or do you want me to mark you available?
01:44
Investigator 1, box, near Steele Creek Rd, on B, Bravo. Investigator 1, box, near Steele Creek Rd, on B, Bravo. 38 to portable 2. Go ahead for portable 2. If you do gain entry, if you will,
02:13
Make your way back here to open this side door on the Broadway side. Copy that, and yes, they did fit off the burglar alarm. Do you say it did? Yeah. Alarmes you copy. Steve that he's probably going to receive an alarm on this.
02:42
38, Portable 2, you have any luck making it to the back of the building?
02:45
Portable 2 to command, negative.
02:47
I can see through a window and a couple doors back there.
02:49
It looks clear of smoke.
02:50
However, though, all the doors back there have keypad locks on them.
02:54
Copy that.
02:55
If you got some keys, let's come around here and see if we can try to get in from the next year.
02:59
4815 North Sharing Amity Road, Oni, India.
03:02
Engine 42, seizure.
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4815 North Sharing Amity Road, Oni, India.
03:07
Let's go. Let's go.
03:09
I had a sack of cardboard.
03:11
It was banded and up against the outside of the building.
03:15
Next to a gas meter,
03:17
it was on fire against the building.
03:19
There was damage to the exterior of the building and no incendiary source.
03:26
Copy. Any cameras, witnesses, suspects out there?
03:30
There was a caller on scene.
03:33
He left as we were pulling up, and he was going to pick up truck waving us down.
03:36
Stand by all looking for cameras.
03:38
17, portable one and portable two.
03:40
17 Portable 1 to Portable 2.
03:42
Go ahead. Hey,
03:43
before you come back up from the truck, grab a couple of those hand towels from underneath the driver's seat.
03:47
Handheld what?
03:48
There's a couple of hand towels underneath the driver's seat.
03:50
Grab a couple of those before you come back up as well.
03:52
Got it. Alamination 42, 4815 North Sharon, Amity Road.
03:56
Apartment 817 is a 78-year-old female that had a seizure.
04:00
Thank you for five.
04:01
Good morning, man.
04:02
This camera is on the Alpha Bravo corner and Charlie Delta corners.
04:06
Fire current on the Bravo's side of the building.
04:08
Copy.
04:09
Investigator 5-2 alarm.
04:10
Can you have CMPD? Respond out there?
04:12
Both myself and Investigator 2 will be en route to U-38.
04:17
Alarms or access.
04:18
Investigator 5.
04:19
Box, near Steele Creek Rd, on B, Bravo.
04:23
Investigator 5, Box, near Steele Creek Rd, on B, Bravo.
04:28
Investigator 2.
04:29
Box, near Steele Creek Rd, on B, Bravo.
04:33
Investigator 2, Box, near Steele Creek Rd, on B, Bravo.
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Near Steele Creek Rd, Charlotte, NC 28278
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