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Fire reported near departures area at Charlotte Douglas AirportCharlotte NC

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Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), 5501 Josh Birmingham Pkwy, Charlotte, NC 28208

Fire crews responded to a reported structure fire at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Flames and smoke were seen coming from a wall near the departures area on the second level. The fire has since smoldered, and no active flames remain. Responders are on site investigating the source near arrivals, lower level, door 1.

Audio|Source: Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Fire
07:16
Transcript:
00:00
And just to see the call for a possible fire coming from a wall, located on the second floor, I'm sorry, the second level,
00:10
it looks like departures.
00:15
There were visible flames, and the flames are, I guess, smoldering now, so there's smoke coming from there, possibly from wiring inside the wall, if you can start that way.
00:30
Before I'm just confirming it's going to be at the parkers.
00:37
Affirmative. It's coming from the departures area.
00:39
I received a call from someone who was standing in arrivals, which is a floor beneath that location and he was seeing the active flames and smoke coming from there.
00:56
Italian 3, Italian 8, blazes, (number withheld)
01:00
(number withheld) 2, 42,
01:02
5, 41,
01:04
45, and 1, engines, 10, 13,
01:07
47, and 18, ladder 17, ladder 13, left 2 10, and safety 1, structure fire, (number withheld), Josh Birmingham Parkway, on J, Juliette, Italian 3, Battalion 8, Blazes, (number withheld), 2,
01:24
42, 5, 45,
01:25
41,
01:27
and 1. Engines, 10, 13,
01:30
47, and 18, matter 17, ladder 13, rescue 10, and safety 1, structure fire, (number withheld), (number withheld) Josh Birmingham Parkway, on Jay, Juliet.
01:47
Good.
01:50
This is not going to be out front and departures or are going to be on the secure side?
01:58
Alarns at your port ops confirming out front, departures.
02:04
Affirmative and departures out front.
02:10
That's not I copy.
02:20
R402, Structure Fire, (number withheld), Josh Birmingham Parkway, on J.
02:26
Juliet. R402, Structure Fire, (number withheld) Josh Birmingham Parkway, on J.
02:32
Juliet.
02:40
Engine 21, Structure Fire, (number withheld) Josh Birmingham Parkway, on Jay, Juliet.
02:47
Engine 21, Structure Fire, (number withheld) Josh Birmingham Parkway, on Jay, Juliet.
02:57
(number withheld) and off three.
03:03
Gentlemen, can we see what we got? If we need to manpower.
03:07
10-4-9-8, I just added in Gen 30.
03:19
Engine 30, structure fire, (number withheld) Josh Birmingham Parkway on Jay, Juliet.
03:25
Engine 30, structure fire, (number withheld) Josh Birmingham Parkway on Jay, Juliet.
04:02
Hey there, I just got the RP back on the phone.
04:05
He said that it's going to be in arrivals near Door 1, which is the lower level.
04:09
He was standing there as a taxi cab.
04:11
He'll be there to flag you down.
04:24
I was also advised that there's no longer any smoke, no longer any flames, but he will flag you down to show you where it came from.
04:35
But that made copy.
04:42
34 is on scene with Maddochampson.
04:47
We'll be checking everybody out.
04:49
35 Holt tight we're at.
04:52
(number withheld).
04:59
Commander Blaze 2.
05:03
2. 2.
05:06
Take her to investigate our rivals to the bankage area, door number 1.
05:13
Copy, investigate, we'll have to make our way that way.

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Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), 5501 Josh Birmingham Pkwy, Charlotte, NC 28208

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