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Fire alarm triggers evacuation at Charlotte apartment complexCharlotte NC

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Near Merrick St, Charlotte, NC 28213

Fire crews responded to a fire alarm at an apartment complex near Merrick Street in Charlotte. People were evacuating, but one person in a wheelchair on the third floor could not leave. No visible fire was found at the time.

Audio|Source: Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Fire
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Engine 15 and ladder 45, fire alarm, near Merrick Street. Engine 15 and ladder 45, fire alarm, near Merrick Street.
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All right companies respond to near Merrick Street. Call came in, first party caller on scene, apartment complex,
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reporting a fire alarm activation, unknown what the cause is.
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Evacuation is in progress, however, the caller is on the third floor with someone in a wheelchair who cannot get down.
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Line 45 is on the scene. Four-story wood frame, farm building, not to show in line 45 as a merit command.
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Line 45 to import command.
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15 something.
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And you can just stage out on America.
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It's got it.

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Near Merrick St, Charlotte, NC 28213

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