Flames erupt in Charlotte airport parking deck Saturday. 3 hurt, fire officials say.
Three people were hurt when flames erupted in a parking deck at Charlotte Douglas International Airport Saturday morning.
“Units on scene with smoke and fire showing from the parking deck,” Charlotte Fire officials said on X, the former Twitter, just after 9:30 a.m. “A second alarm has been struck.”
Medic took one person to a hospital for further evaluation, fire officials said.
Sixty firefighters controlled the blaze in 40 minutes, and the cause remains under investigation, according to the fire department.
“Airport operations were not affected, but expect parking delays,” fire officials said.
The fire started just after 9 a.m. in the hourly deck, where four cars caught on fire, Charlotte Observer news partner WSOC reported. The station published a photo from a woman who was at the airport that shows a huge plume of smoke billowing skyward.
Emily Rose took this picture from the E concourse ramp of the smoke billowing from a fire in the hourly parking deck at Charlotte Douglas International Airport on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024.
A damaged vehicle is being towed away from Charlotte Douglas International Airport parking deck Saturday morning, Aug. 10, 2024 were three people were injured in a two alarm fire.
A damaged vehicle is being towed away from Charlotte Douglas International Airport parking deck Saturday morning, Aug. 10, 2024 were three people were injured in a two alarm fire.
This is a developing story that will be updated.
Structure Fire: 5488 Josh Birmingham Pkwy. Units on scene with smoke and fire showing from the parking deck. A second alarm has been struck. pic.twitter.com/TkVeIb6jlm
— Charlotte Fire Dept (@CharlotteFD) August 10, 2024
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