Multiple fires set intentionally along Highway 540 corridor, Holly Springs NC
Fire & ArsonMultiple fires were intentionally set along Highway 540 near Leesville, Glenwood, and other exits. Individuals were reported throwing Molotov cocktails from a moving vehicle. Emergency and fire services responded to active fires primarily on the westbound side of the highway. The incident involves suspected arson and is ongoing.
Audio|Source: Town of Holly Springs Police and Fire
03:11
Transcript:
00:00
Is the only area right at Leesville where the fires are?
00:03
Myself in 42 are heading east and that was the only ones we saw.
00:11
Hey, I think it's mobile.
00:13
They're throwing Molotov Cocktails mobile.
00:16
So just signal it to the area and see if you see anybody else doing it.
00:26
RPD[1]'s on a bed front.
00:32
Wake 741.
00:34
We just went all the way to exit 14.
00:37
No fires are heading eastbound on 540 that we can see. All of them are on the westbound side.
00:42
So I believe whoever setting the fires are all heading westbound.
00:51
RPD[1] 220, who is the farthest eastbound on 540 right now where the first fire is?
01:00
741 and 742 are at exit 14 right now.
01:06
601 at that Buffalo road.
01:11
All right, 104. I am at RPT20 still, because I'm at 7.6, and I believe that there is one at Leasel and another one right before Glenwood.
01:20
I don't know about past that.
01:25
Yeah, 104, 113 is at, Texas 7, Leesville.
01:33
Like I said, if you are at a spot where you are at a fire and there's no fire personnel there, make sure you're getting confirmation from Raleigh that they have that information in their system so we can eventually get some all day.
01:49
806 is leaving Capitol Boulevard route to the command post at Leesville in 540.
01:59
RP3 at 220.
02:03
Yeah,
02:06
I'm coming from the airport. There's nothing west of Glenwood.
02:10
All the fires are going to be east of Glenwood.
02:16
Stand for, thank you.
02:19
The first one you saw, is there an officer there at that one or a fire company or that one?
02:25
Negative. There was a volunteer fire and highway patrol behind them, but it looked like some RPD[1] were headed that way.
02:34
Stand 4, thank you.
02:37
Over D3, stand by 4 phone call.
02:40
Tammo.
02:46
Question from the fire, Captain, is there any more fires between Capitol Boulevard and Falls of News?
02:59
10 4.
03:00
Right after Falls of the Moose and the Honeycut Overpass, there's a fire.
03:05
Myself 741, 742, and Highway Patrol are right here.
03:10
104, I'll relay that.
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RPD: Raleigh Police Department
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NC-540, Holly Springs, NC
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