Fire behind grocery store by homeless individuals, Charlotte NC
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a fire behind a Food Lion grocery store involving homeless individuals burning materials in barrels. A suspicious fire in a passenger van was also investigated but found to be negative. There was no fire or smoke inside the store. The gas line to the area had been shut off for safety.
Audio|Source: Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Fire
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Transcript:
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Hi, I'm the company's responding to near The Plaza, Cross Streets are East WT and Vibrant Road, 34 steps.
00:08
This was caught in by alarm companies stating that it is homeless people with a fire in barrels.
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CD is also in road.
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Page of 34-5.
00:24
engine 34 so alarm what exact location is this we just left from over here looking for the same fire I believe 1734 it's going to be at the food lion I'm assuming in the back side affirmative engine 34 for here's your alarm
00:48
308
00:51
We are on scene with Medic 51.
00:55
Principal Medics, 51 on scene.
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Two contact.
01:04
Two contact. Two contact.
01:06
May along.
01:12
It's very good.
01:14
Okay,
01:16
let's go ahead and put an investigator on this call.
01:18
Also,
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primary of this passenger van is negative.
01:25
It works, right?
01:30
On the alpha side.
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It is 34. You command of the investigation.
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Today is this 28.
01:48
Sitting out here with a suspicious passenger van fire.
01:54
It was fire throughout.
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Got one witness.
02:00
Everything is kind of questionable.
02:01
I'd rather have you come out and check this up.
02:07
There's your witness on scene with you.
02:15
He's ready to somewhere I try to file.
02:18
We're going to proceed down to Charlie's side.
02:24
We're going to proceed down the Charlie side.
02:34
Send your four page a contract.
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Two orange ones.
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We have a long time.
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Please have a long phone phone. Please have a phone page of cover.
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Command to alarm.
02:59
Okay, ma'am.
03:01
How did you receive this call?
03:04
via alarm companies.
03:08
There's no strove to sign of smoke or fire in the store.
03:14
Temple Command.
03:16
They were only reporting that the homeless people were set and fired behind the store.
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Engine 29. Oater outside.
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3431 would place on B.
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Bravo. Engine 29.
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Oater outside.
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3431 would place on B.
03:40
Bravo. Bravo.
03:46
From earlier, we just stopped by there.
03:48
They've had the gas shut off for about an hour, so we may field some more of these until that gas dissipates.
03:55
In June 29, the reason we drop this call is because the caller thinks it's coming from their grill and wants it checked out.
04:02
We are telling them about the...
04:03
10-4[1]. We'll check it out.
04:05
10.4.29, and we are telling them about the gas line that was cut now.
04:12
Okay, thank you.
04:14
Okay, so we confirmed with them it's going to shut off about an hour now they should start to stop.
Police codes explained
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10-4: Acknowledgment; message received and understood.
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Location mentioned:
Near The Plaza, Charlotte, NC 28215
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