Brush fire set near hotel at Wallingford Street, Charlotte NC


A brush fire was intentionally set next to a three-story hotel near Wallingford Street. The fire was started using trash, clothing, and luggage. The city police department is on scene and has video evidence of the person setting the fire.
Audio|Source: Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Fire
06:30
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 44 is on scene, near Wallingford Street
00:03
We've got a three-story hotel with a small brush fire next to the building on the east side.
00:10
Engine 44, I command.
00:13
Alarm, copy, section 44 command.
00:21
Command to alarm, give me control time, and then 44 can't.
00:26
This is going to be a canned job.
00:28
Alarm, copy control 2143.
00:34
4143. 4-2 and 4-1.
00:42
7201.
00:45
Flight. Correct the address is going to be 5702, 3rd floor.
00:53
And confirming max the route.
00:56
10 minus 17, I will make sure they have the correct address and check their route status.
01:05
The 32nd address is a few address traffic pull not down.
01:14
Ladder 2 in 2.
01:18
Go ahead.
01:20
Do you set for.
01:25
We should be good. We have three medics on scene here with us. We're working now.
01:32
Stand 4.
01:39
Instead of now, such as you contact.
01:41
I made a 36 on the team as well.
01:48
All right, copy, station, contact.
02:01
Larna, Engine 5, Portable 1 on Hotel.
02:08
Engine 12, service call, near West Woodlawn Road, on I, India. Engine 12, service call, near West Woodlawn Road, on I, India.
02:24
Probably not.
02:26
They can bring it just in case, but I'm just going to need to stretch her, slider over.
02:32
Simple.
02:34
Let them know she's just located her kneecap.
02:41
Simple.
02:46
For a near alarm,
02:49
the engine 12 is then dispatched to it.
02:53
Copy that. Looks like Flo was almost there.
03:00
A long, medic 60 on scene.
03:05
104, medic 16 on scene.
03:12
1047. 10-1157.
03:18
Two.
03:22
You can go ahead and add TDA2 to this call.
03:31
We can go ahead and add 4 engine two.
03:38
Letter 2. Cardiac Arrest, near Cleveland Avenue on F.
03:44
Foxtrot. Ladder 2, cardiac arrest, near Cleveland Avenue on F.
03:50
Fox Trot.
03:56
Agent 37, 2100.
03:58
Agent 37, go ahead.
04:01
You send us a medic unit out to this location, please.
04:07
Just 1437, do you need an emergency or non?
04:11
Some emergency reference to back injury.
04:18
Engine 37, can you repeat non-emergency or emergency?
04:24
Emergency reference back injury.
04:28
Ten watches 37.
04:34
Portable two.
04:37
Go from Portable one.
04:39
You're going to face the place. You can step out on that, Bethany.
04:52
Investigator 1, brush fire, near Wallingford Street, on I, India.
04:58
Investigator 1, brush fire, near Wallingford Street, on I, India.
05:09
Investigator 2, the command of media.
05:15
Go ahead for engine 44.
05:21
We just got this patch for a brush fire. Give me the size of what you got.
05:27
Yeah, so there's a camera that's facing the area where the fire was, and it looks like the one walked up, put a pile of trash,
05:37
clothing, some luggage, right here near the camera and set it on fire and walked away.
05:42
They do have the video. It was pretty close to the building within 15 feet or so.
05:52
He is CMPD on seat?
05:55
Yeah, there's still here.
05:57
One of the officers is getting the video now.
06:01
Okay, if everybody can just hang out until we get there, we'll be there for me. Come on, put an investigator 2-1 to save. Investigator 1's out of service.
06:09
It's been here.
06:19
Investigator 2. Brushfire, near Wallingford Street, on I, India. Investigator 2, brush fire, near Wallingford Street, on I, India.
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Location mentioned:
Near Wallingford St, Charlotte, NC 28217
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