Two found dead after 5-alarm blaze in North Carolina

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Johnson said the firefighters could not see the trapped men but "were going by sound and trying to get to them." The chief said investigators aren't sure what set off the blaze and haven't been able to do a thorough investigation of the trailer. Investigators think the fire started in a trailer used to spray insulation into the building's walls, Johnson said. CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Three firefighters were injured while battling a structure in south Charlotte. 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.

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There was no response, he said, but then a car alarm went off about the same time as gunfire. The investigation is being conducted by CMPD’s Homicide Unit. As is standard procedure with any officer involved shooting, the CMPD’s Internal Affairs Bureau will conduct a separate but parallel investigation. Upon securing the scene, the suspect was pronounced deceased at the residence. The deceased suspect has been identified as Terry Clark Hughes, Jr, 39.

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The subject, who was not publicly identified, began shooting with a high-powered rifle, Jennings said. Task force members returned fire and killed the suspect in the home's front yard, he said. The city's police chief announced Monday night that a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer who had been wounded, Joshua Eyer, had also died. Two construction workers were killed in a massive fire at a Charlotte construction site Thursday, which fire officials said was accidental. The task force was made up of officers from multiple agencies, who often team up to find and arrest suspects. Those killed included two veteran officers of the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, Sam Poloche and Alden Elliott.

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And we pray for the recoveries of the courageous officers who were wounded,” he added. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer Joshua Eyer, who only just was named officer of the month for April, died several hours later at the hospital. As he backed away to safety, officers could be seen rushing at least one injured colleague from the scene. Meanwhile, another clip showed a truck driver filming multiple officers fleeing and calling for those nearby to seek cover as gunfire rang out in the background. In one video, a man could be heard begging for someone to unlock the door to a home as he filmed two armed officers hiding behind a car in his yard as they fired off a barrage of bullets. From 43 fire stations, including two stations at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, CFD protects a population of more than 892,000 residing in 320 square miles of Mecklenburg County.

Download the WBTV News app for any new updates and breaking news alerts. He said fire crews have remained on scene since Thursday morning, but companies could potentially return to their stations Friday evening. The fire chief also maintained that the fire was accidental, and said it appears to have been sparked by a spray insulation foam trailer fire. (WBTV) - Leaders from the City of Charlotte provided media with an update regarding Thursday’s massive SouthPark fire on Friday afternoon. Walter Morris said his nephew was in a construction crane above the site and could not get down initially because the flames were so high.

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One user on Twitter, @TheHomeT, shared a video of the smoke plume emanating from the fire. Another worker told Channel 9 that a foam-spraying machine caught fire and then spread to the floors above.

Two females exited the residence and were transported to the Law Enforcement Center (LEC) in Uptown (601 E. Trade St.) to be interviewed by detectives. This was the first of two house fires to break out in Charlotte early Thursday morning. Officials said no injuries were reported and that the fire is under investigation. Firefighters said the house was under construction when the fire began.

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Dozens of firefighters utilized at least two ladder trucks to battle the blaze on Graham Street, which was blocked off between Sixth and 10th streets. Flames and smoke billowed from the condos and several crews and fire engines were at the scene fighting the blaze. CHARLOTTE — Police are investigating after someone died in a massive condominium fire that left much of Uptown Charlotte surrounded in a cloud of smoke Tuesday afternoon.

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The five-alarm blaze happened on Liberty Row Drive near Fairview Road. Construction worker Demonte Sherrill, 30, died in the fire, family members said. “The crew of Ladder 24 immediately began treating the patient on scene,” Farnum said. This was one of the deadliest recent attacks on law enforcement in the United States. More recently, Romain has been frequently invited to be a guest speaker or presenter at community events. As of Tuesday morning, he was scheduled to be the keynote speaker at WFAE's EQUALibrium awards gala on June 27.

Fire crews from across the Charlotte area were called in to assist the Charlotte Fire Department. The fire was visible for miles with large plumes of smoke filling the air all over Charlotte. One person near the fire said they started yelling out of their window but firefighters couldn't hear them. Over 90 firefighters from the Charlotte Fire Department rescued 15 people from the construction site.

He described what happened when news of the fire spread. The fire moved rapidly because of the amount of exposed wood at the site, the chief said. Charlotte Fire said 90 firefighters responded to the scene.

Huge flames are seen billowing out from the roof of the structure in a separate video, recorded by the Twitter user @mr_veal from inside a building across the street. The fire captain told CBS News that on Thursday night, structural engineers deemed it unsafe for heavy machinery to operate overnight, so search and rescue efforts were paused until morning. Efforts resumed in the morning as machinery was used to search under debris.

The deaths of Sherrill and Holmes came after an apartment complex still under construction burst into flames on Thursday morning after a spray foam insulation trailer caught fire. (WBTV) - The Charlotte Fire Department has identified the two men killed in the massive construction fire in south Charlotte’s SouthPark neighborhood last week. Several neighbors managed to capture the terror as officers scrambled to seek cover and heavily-armed law enforcement started returning fire with snipers. The fire swept through the building in minutes, sending workers running. Fifteen workers were rescued, and two companies of firefighters had to transmit "maydays" to be rescued themselves.

“Losing a deputy, losing task force officers is like losing a family member because quite frankly, they are family members,” Ronald L. Davis, the director of the U.S. Marshals Service, said at a news conference on Tuesday. Four members of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department were also shot, one of whom died from his injuries on Monday night, the police said on social media. The officer who died, Joshua Eyer, had been helping other officers arrest the suspect when he was shot, the police said. Emergency crews worked for hours Thursday morning to extinguish a five-alarm fire at a construction site in south Charlotte that left an apartment building under construction totally destroyed. Investigators will determine what caused the fire, he said.

At a construction site on the 7700 block of Liberty Row Drive, across the street from SouthPark Mall. One person was taken to the hospital and is expected to recover, paramedics said. "Mill Creek Residential is adding to its North Carolina presence with the development of Modera SouthPark, a luxury apartment community located in one of Charlotte’s most desirable submarkets," the website reads.