Child reports house fire after playing with matches, Charlotte NC
Fire & ArsonA child reported that he and his brother played with matches and started a fire at their house. The child might have autism and could not give a clear address. He later said an adult put the fire out, but no one has confirmed this.
Audio|Source: Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Fire
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Transcript:
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This call taker is still talking to the kid and the kid is refusing to hand the phone to any sort of grown-up. You can have cancer permit. Command, it sounds like the child's autistic. It sounds also like he's saying that there's no more fire. Command, the child is...
00:29
Now saying that his dad put the fire out. Copy. Is the child better to be able to give any kind of better address so we can check it out? That's negative. It sounds like the child's autistic. He says he doesn't understand numbers and addresses. Fire. 2349 Margaret Wallace Road. On F. Fox truck.
00:58
Engine 29 and Tower 3. A known fire. 2349 Margaret Wallace Road on F. Fox Trot. Nobody's responding to 2349 Margaret Wallace Road. This was a 911 hangup. I'm unable to give them a call back due to it being a 911 only phone. They didn't say anything.
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Location mentioned:
Margaret Wallace Rd, Charlotte, NC
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