Charlotte Fire mentioned firefighters have been in a position to deliver the blaze below management in about an hour.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A person has died after a hearth broke out at a cellular dwelling park in east Charlotte Tuesday morning, authorities mentioned.
The hearth broke out round 6 a.m. on Lanterntree Lane, simply off Albemarle Road and Parkton Road. Officials mentioned a number of members of the Charlotte Fire Department responded to the scene. Four canines have been rescued from the house.
Neighbors mentioned they awoke after listening to a loud explosion. When I obtained as much as see what was happening, I noticed flames and smoke outdoors the again door.
“I heard that explosion,” Vicki Gilfillan mentioned. “I might see flames popping out of the again door. I might see grey smoke rising into the air.”
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Medics mentioned one individual was discovered contained in the burning home and was pronounced useless. Charlotte Fire mentioned the hearth was below management in lower than an hour. The reason for the hearth remains to be below investigation.
“I used to be standing right here in my entrance yard and there have been flames in every single place,” she mentioned.
Ms Gilfillan mentioned she was apprehensive that the constructing behind her home would catch hearth and make issues worse. She praised the fast arrival of the hearth division, which she mentioned arrived inside seconds of the decision.
No additional info was supplied by Charlotte Fire or medics.
Structural hearth replace: 7100 block of Lantern Tree Lane. Charlotte firefighters extinguish the hearth inside 50 minutes. One demise has been confirmed. The hearth is below investigation. pic.twitter.com/VDIT5oscdF
— Charlotte Fire Department (@CharlotteFD) March 12, 2024
Destiny Richards will present an replace on the hearth on WCNC Charlotte News at midday.
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