Electrical box fire near Weddington Road residence, Charlotte NC

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/16/2025 12:55 AM

Near Weddington Rd, Charlotte, NC 28270

Fire crews responded to a fire involving an electrical box located against a residence near Weddington Road in Charlotte. The fire was outside the home with no signs of smoke or fire inside. Attempts to extinguish the fire with water were stopped by responders. Firefighters used a nearby hydrant to control the blaze.

Audio|Source: Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Fire

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Transcript:

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rescue 11, and safety 1, house fire, near Weddington Road, on B,

00:06

Bravo, Italian 4, Italian 7, engines, 32,

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39, and 19, Lata 39, Lata 32,

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Lata 32, rest Q11.

00:15

and safety one house fire near Weddington Road on B, Bravo.

00:26

engine to turn on C.3R in progress.

00:29

10 more copy CPR in progress.

00:32

0356.

00:38

Engine 34, chest pain, near Abercrombie Street.

00:43

Engine 34, chest pain, near Abercrombie Street.

00:57

Mattie Station 1 fire, assist charlott fire with the structure fire near Weddington Road,

01:06

cross streets, central meadow lane, 102, operating on trail of trial fire B, Bravo,

01:16

time out of 3357.

01:22

Lawman companies responding to near Weddington Road.

01:26

Cross streets are going to be McKee Road and Fincher Meadows Lane, 9 still.

01:31

The caller advised that there was some sort of electrical box or pole that was on fire in front of the house.

01:37

Further questionings, I advise it was up against the house, no signs of smoke or fire in the home.

01:43

They did try and pour water on it.

01:44

I advised them not to.

01:46

They said it was still on fire.

01:48

You can have a hydrant near Weddington Road.

01:51

engine 19 is going to be ripped.

01:56

Matthews, Italian 1, responding with Channel?

02:00

Copy, Battalion 1.

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Charlottes Fire is going to be on V, Bravo.

02:06

Tennis 4 responding.

02:11

Copy, you can use all the 6 if you have traffic for us.

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Near Weddington Rd, Charlotte, NC 28270

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