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Gasoline smell leads to evacuation at charlotte service station, Charlotte NC

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/12/2025 09:37 AM

E Independence Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28212

Gasoline odor was reported inside a single-story service station near East Independence Boulevard in Charlotte. An evacuation was advised and emergency command is investigating the source of the smell.

Audio|Heard on: Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Fire

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01:59

Transcript:

00:00

Battalion 1, Engines, 42, 3, and 15, and Tower 3, odor inside, near East Independence Boulevard.

00:09

Battalion 1, Engines, 42,

00:12

3 and 15, and Tower 3, odor on side, near East Independence Boulevard.

00:23

Did you see anything around?

00:31

1040s

00:33

Nobody's respondent.

00:35

Near East Independence Boulevard.

00:37

The circle came.

00:39

Do you call her see that she can smell gasoline inside of the building?

00:44

The evacuation was advised high in front of the address.

00:48

Three still.

00:50

Okay,

00:53

three, copy.

00:59

Asia 3 is all seen.

01:02

Single story service station.

01:04

Age 3 has command.

01:06

Investigating.

01:07

Long coverage 3 on 2.m.

01:14

Tower 3 is on 3.

01:15

Tower 3 is on thing.

01:17

Um,

01:22

Hager 2nd will be commas.

01:23

I'm confident.

01:24

Compa's agency with command.

01:25

420 a scene at the highest ring.

01:34

Command, Covey.

01:37

Command, control,

01:39

so on Ladder, you can clear.

01:41

104 command control time, 442.

01:54

Man, all company, just hold tight where you're at, we're investigating the smelly gasoline in the store.

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E Independence Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28212

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