Firefighters rescued 15 workers while two remain unaccounted for after a massive fire broke out at a south Charlotte construction site.
/Gray News) – Firefighters rescued 15 workers while two remain unaccounted for after a massive fire broke out at a south Charlotte construction site Thursday morning, officials said., firefighters ers were called to a construction site in the area of South Park Mall.
Charlotte Fire Chief Reginald Johnson said over 90 firefighters responded after several calls began coming in at 9 a.m. Ultimately, five alarms were called.Johnson said one of those rescued was a crane operator who had minor injuries. He added the construction foreman confirmed the two unaccounted-for workers.According to the chief, it was a fast-moving fire that climbed to temperatures well over 2,000 degrees.
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