Crews battle 2-alarm fire at restaurant near SouthPark Mall
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The fourth officer killed during the shooting Monday was identified by the U.S. Joshua Eyer was identified as the CMPD officer who died on Monday night. Eyer worked with CMPD's North Tryon Division for six years and was recently named the department's Officer of the Month. That same month, a gunman fatally shot three officers and injured three others in Baton Rouge, La. More than 100 rounds littered the scene, said Chief Johnny Jennings of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police. He added that it was not clear how many rounds had been fired by the suspect and how many by the at least 12 officers who returned fire.
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The two people who died in the 2,000-degree fire were believed to be on the sixth floor of a building before flames tore through the area, officials said. Marshals Fugitive Task Force when they were shot while confronting a suspect inside a home on Galway Drive. Three task force officers were pronounced dead at the hospital.
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"A Mayday is required when we have to send other firefighters to rescue those companies," the fire official explained. This is a breaking news story, check back for updates. Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles shared a statement on Twitter asking everyone in the area to be safe and let first responders work.
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A construction worker on the scene of the massive fire told WCNC Charlotte that he and his crew were working in the building before the massive blaze. He said the 7-story building was set to become a 239-unit luxury multifamily community, known as Modera SouthPark. Charlotte Fire Chief Reginald Johnson said firefighters rescued 15 workers from the building, including one who was on a crane. Paramedics said he was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. They said two more people were evaluated but were not transported.
Quiroja said many of the workers are without their jobs and their tools, since they were forced to leave those behind when they rushed out. “They started getting out, they started screaming ‘get out, get out because the building is on fire,’” he described to Sáenz. Sáenz spoke with Alejandro Quiroja, who was working on the building’s metal framing on the first floor.
Charlotte firefighters arrived within minutes of the first call, which was placed around 9 a.m. Thursday morning, according to the Charlotte Fire Department. Fire officials said over 90 firefighters fought the fire and rescued 15 workers from the burning construction site. One person had to be rescued after becoming trapped atop a crane. That person was later rescued by Charlotte firefighters and was transported by Medic with non-life-threatening injuries. Fifteen people, including a crane operator, were rescued by firefighters Thursday.
The schools were Devonshire Elementary School, Briarwood Academy, Cochrane Collegiate and Lawrence Orr Elementary School. This was one of the deadliest recent attacks on law enforcement in the United States. WBTV obtained a copy of the Charlotte Fire Department’s investigative file, giving a first-hand look at what fire investigators know and a second-by-second account of what happened.
‘Chaotic scene’: Witnesses describe blaze at SouthPark construction site - WSOC Charlotte
‘Chaotic scene’: Witnesses describe blaze at SouthPark construction site.
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A crane operator was stuck in the cab high above the fire and fortunately, first responders later rescued the worker. — Charlotte city officials confirmed that two people died in the five-alarm fire that ignited Thursday morning in the South Park area of Charlotte. 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. During the shooting, four other CMPD officers were injured.
The fire started on the second floor, according to witnesses. “I was hoping but just from the (Facebook Live), and the way the room filled up with smoke, I didn’t see it being any hope at that time,” she said. Demonte Sherrill’s mother said she watched the final moments of her son’s life on a Facebook Live with him pleading for help and praying that he would find a safe space. Not too long after that, Demonte Sherrill’s boss told Campbell his son didn’t make it out of the fire alive. Demonte Sherrill’s father, Terry Campbell, said he rushed to the scene after Onita Sherrill told him about the fire.
Looking back at past five-alarm fires in Charlotte's history, a storage building was destroyed by a five-alarm fire in southwest Charlotte in July 2022. According to its website, Modera SouthPark is a wood-frame, podium-style community consisting of twin buildings that make up more than 200 apartment homes. The witness said, at that point, they started taking video of the smoke.
FLORENCE, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A grim discovery was made after firefighters put out a fire at a 101-year-old home in the Florence neighborhood of Los Angeles. Television news footage showed the left side of the red and white bus smashed against the first car of the train. Genesis Hernandez was transferring from a Metro bus to catch the E Line to Santa Monica, where she attends college when “all of a sudden I just saw a bunch of ambulances going by,” she recalled. Dave Sotero, a spokesperson for LA Metro, said the bus crossed into the path of an E Line train.
Another witness spoke to Monreal about what happened when the fire started. For the latest breaking news, weather and traffic alerts, download the WCNC Charlotte mobile app. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is asking people to avoid the SouthPark area so their crews can respond to the fire efficiently.
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