1 worker dead in massive 5-alarm fire at Charlotte, North Carolina, construction site

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Video released by the department shows flames and smoke billowing from a structure in the 7700 block of Liberty Row Drive. A construction worker on the scene of the massive fire told WCNC Charlotte that he and his crew were working in the building before the massive blaze. He said the 7-story building was set to become a 239-unit luxury multifamily community, known as Modera SouthPark. -- A construction worker died in a huge fire at an apartment building under construction near SouthPark Mall, family members told ABC affiliate WSOC. Fifteen workers were rescued, including a crane operator who was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Johnson said. One of the construction workers unaccounted for, identified by family as Demonte Sherrill, 30, was later confirmed to have died, WSOC-TV reported.

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Another construction worker remains unaccounted for after the large, fast-moving fire broke out at the construction site Thursday morning, the city's fire chief 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. Firefighters themselves had to be rescued after they became trapped while rescuing others in the fast-moving fire.

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The witness said, at that point, they started taking video of the smoke. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is asking people to avoid the SouthPark area so their crews can respond to the fire efficiently. Drivers are being asked by CMPD to avoid Liberty Drive, Assembly Street, Barclay Downs Drive and Park South Drive until all flames are contained. By 6 p.m., Fairview Road was reopened during the congested evening commute. Charlotte fire said while they were battling the blaze, they had several "Maydays," which means crews were either trapped or had access issues when escaping. — A five-alarm fire near the SouthPark Mall in south Charlotte broke out Thursday, causing a massive first responder presence to fight it.

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"We watched it start to smoke gradually and then we saw the smoke get bigger, and then, initially, the front of the building caught on fire," the witness said. A friend of one of the men who was killed in the fire, 30-year-old Demonte Sherrill, told WCNC Charlotte they fear he died when the building collapsed on top of him. Fire investigators have confirmed the fire began accidentally. The fire was started by a trailer that was spraying insulation material as part of the construction efforts.

According to the police, things took a wrong turn when the suspect opened fire from their yard. The officers returned fire and killed the suspect, but then a second person started shooting at them from the inside of the house. An hours-long standoff ended when SWAT team members were able to go inside.

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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools said four schools were on lockdown and were later dismissed after police issued the all-clear. Weeks started his Marshals Service career in 2011 in the District of Columbia’s Superior Court, Washington, D.C., according to a news release from the Service. Prior to joining the Marshals, he spent eight years with Customs and Border Protection. Eyer had served with the department for six years in the North Tryon Division and was a member of the 178th Recruit Class, according to police. Friends and co-workers on Tuesday described them as tough but kind — men who loved their jobs and were good at them.

Please allow @charlottefire, @CMPD, and MEDIC time to do their work and protect our city. Firefighters called two maydays because crews got trapped or had issues with accessing means of escaping, Johnson said. The fire moved rapidly because of the amount of exposed wood at the site, the chief said. By about noon, the majority of the flames had been extinguished, and firefighters were focused on dousing hotspots throughout the building.

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Charlotte Fire asked residents Thursday afternoon not to call 911 unless it was an emergency. One user on Twitter, @TheHomeT, shared a video of the smoke plume emanating from the fire. The five-alarm blaze happened on Liberty Row Drive near Fairview Road.

Charlotte Fire Department fighting blaze at construction site

Jennings said the fallen officers were "heroes that were just simply trying to keep our community safe." "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. "The prestigious SouthPark neighborhood sits about six miles south of Uptown Charlotte and puts residents within one mile of more than 65 restaurants, 1,200 hotel rooms and various entertainment options." 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. 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. They noticed the side of the building was smoking, so they started yelling out of the window, but the firefighters couldn't hear them.

"We are grateful for all the support, and we keep the families and colleagues of all officers involved, in our thoughts." After a "long standoff," Jennings said officers cleared the residence and took two people inside the home, including a 17-year-old, into custody for questioning. Jennings said it is believed that at least one of the two had fired on the officers. Officers returned gunfire and struck the suspect, who was later pronounced deceased in the front yard of the residence, Jennings said.

"And that could expand the fire much quicker than you can see on the outside than inside," Johnson said. "And when you start to see the amount of black smoke coming out of that building - Our firefighters will tell you that black smoke is fuel." Johnson said the initial investigation shows the fire started in a spray foam insulation truck, and appears to be accidental.

Charlotte Fire asked anyone unable to locate family members who were working at the construction site to call 911. Police shared the same information, saying an officer will complete a missing persons report. They asked family to provide the person’s full name, date of birth, physical description and a recent photo. The agency is the law enforcement arm of the Department of Justice and its origins go back to President George Washington who appointed the first 13 marshals in 1789.

"The fire spread rapidly," Johnson said at the news conference Friday. Demonte Sherrill, a father and family man, was identified as one of the two who died in the massive fire. The site of the fire had two twin buildings that were under construction. Firefighters did successfully extinguish small fires that had spread to the second building.

CHARLOTTE — A massive fire broke out Thursday morning at an apartment complex under construction in the SouthPark area of Charlotte, killing at least one person. By late Monday afternoon, police were questioning the two other people in the home, according to the department. Both individuals were brought to the police station as persons of interest, and now investigators are trying to determine what "exactly occurred inside of the residence," Jennings said. Eyer, the CMPD officer whose death was announced Monday night, is survived by his wife and a 3-year-old son, the police chief said.