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- Charlotte Fire Department fighting blaze at construction site
- Massive fire erupts in Charlotte, North Carolina's SouthPark area
- Photos & Videos
- Biden stops in Charlotte during his NC trip to meet families of fallen law enforcement officers
- Bodies of 2 missing workers recovered at site of Charlotte 5-alarm fire
- GoFundMe Accounts Created For Officers Affected By Monday’s Deadly Shooting
WCNC Charlotte is committed to reporting on the issues facing the communities we serve. We tell the stories of people working to solve persistent social problems. We examine how problems can be solved or addressed to improve the quality of life and make a positive difference. "We watched it start to smoke gradually and then we saw the smoke get bigger, and then, initially, the front of the building caught on fire," the witness said. A friend of one of the men who was killed in the fire, 30-year-old Demonte Sherrill, told WCNC Charlotte they fear he died when the building collapsed on top of him.
Charlotte Fire Department fighting blaze at construction site
The crane operator, among the 15 people rescued by firefighters, was treated by local EMS for non life-threatening injuries and taken to a hospital, fire officials reported. — Officials from the City of Charlotte held a media briefing Friday. Fire Chief Reginald Johnson confirmed that the fire was started by a spray insulation trailer on the ground floor. Chief Johnson also confirmed that two construction workers lost their lives in the fire. After his speech, Biden met relatives of both of the officers’ families.
Massive fire erupts in Charlotte, North Carolina's SouthPark area
Firefighters said 15 workers were rescued from the construction site, including a crane operator. However, as of Friday, one worker was killed and another has not yet been located. Photos tweeted by the department show flames and heavy black smoke shooting out of what appears to be a residential building under construction as crews attempt to battle the blaze.
Photos & Videos
Four other officers were wounded in the gunfire; the suspect was killed. An AR-15 semi-automatic rifle, a 40-caliber handgun and ammunition were found at the scene. In February, two police officers and a paramedic were killed near Minneapolis after a man, who was barricaded in his home, opened fire on the police. Officers returned fire, and the gunman was later reported dead. “He fought for several hours and passed away from his injuries with his wife and family by his side tonight,” Chief Jennings said in a statement posted to social media on Monday evening. “I am truly grateful for his bravery, service and ultimate sacrifice,” he said.
Charlotte Fire identifies two killed in massive SouthPark construction fire - WBTV
Charlotte Fire identifies two killed in massive SouthPark construction fire.
Posted: Tue, 23 May 2023 07:00:00 GMT [source]
Biden stops in Charlotte during his NC trip to meet families of fallen law enforcement officers
"They are heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice, rushing into harm’s way to protect us. We mourn for them and their loved ones. And we pray for the recoveries of the courageous officers who were wounded." "Yesterday, eight families had to be told that their loved ones had been shot in the line of duty," Cooper said Tuesday. "It was news they'd hoped would never come. North Carolina and this country lost four heroes and saw four other heroes wounded."
The police killed the gunman, Micah Johnson, 25, with an explosive sent by a remote-controlled robot. In all, four members of the task force were shot, three of whom died. The North Carolina Department of Adult Correction said in a statement that two of its veteran officers, Sam Poloche and Alden Elliott, were killed.
Procession For Fallen CMPD Officer Joshua Eyer
The fire started shortly after 9am on Liberty Row Drive. When conditions changed, the rescuers transmitted their own distress call and another company of firefighters was dispatched to rescue the first group. Unfortunately, neither set of firefighters was able to locate the two trapped workers. — Charlotte city officials confirmed that two people died in the five-alarm fire that ignited Thursday morning in the South Park area of Charlotte. Their fire alarm started to go off in their building, so the office workers evacuated.
Quiroja is one of about 100 construction workers that's been tending to the site since January. He says the first started on the second floor, he was on the first floor at the time. Firefighters in North Carolina rescued at least 15 people including a crane operator Thursday after a five-alarm fire involving injuries broke out at a construction site near downtown Charlotte.
Biden was headed to a speech in Wilmington, North Carolina, and added on the visit to see the families, as well as officers officers wounded in the shooting. A Stateville police officer was also hurt in the shooting. Corporal Casey Hoover was serving as a member of the U.S. Marshals Carolinas Regional Fugitive Task Force when he was shot in the upper part of his body.
The president took a short motorcade across the airport to the North Carolina Air National Guard base to meet the group, which included elected officials. The violent episode on Monday was one of the deadliest attacks on law enforcement in recent years. In July 2016, five officers were killed in Texas after an armed sniper opened fire in downtown Dallas during a demonstration against fatal police shootings. Four Dallas police officers and one transit officer were killed.
Marshals Fugitive Task Force and one Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officer were killed Monday after being met with “active gunfire” from a suspect at an east Charlotte home. A total of nine law enforcement officers were hurt, including three CMPD officers, a U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force member, and one CMPD who suffered a broken foot during the incident.
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