Fire set near building trash can in Charlotte, Charlotte NC
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a fire was set near a trash can behind a building near East Independence Boulevard in Charlotte. The fire was started by a homeless man and was close to the structure. Fire units responded and investigated the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Fire
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02:27
Transcript:
00:00
7421 East Independence Boulevard Delta engine 29 box 7421 east independence boulevard umbi delta
00:17
Battalion 4, Engine 3, Engine 65, and Tower 3, Box,
00:23
7421 East Independence Boulevard, on D, Delta.
00:27
Battalion 4, Engine 3, Engine 65, and Tower 3, Box, 7421 East Independence Boulevard, on D, Delta.
00:41
Some county respondent is near East Independence Boulevard, Cross Streets New Village Lake Drive and Crafield Drive.
00:48
Caller stated that a homeless man set fire outside behind the building, within ten feet of the structure.
00:55
It is near a trash can with wood and sticks there.
00:58
He ran into the wood after he set the fire.
01:01
Multiple private items on site.
01:09
Engine 34, MVA, Rocky River Road and East W.T.
01:14
Harris Boulevard.
01:15
Engine 34, MVA.
01:17
Rocky River Road and East W.T.
01:19
Harris Boulevard.
01:25
13-Larmatics on scene.
01:28
24-13.
01:35
Engine 29 is on scene.
01:38
Large strip mall, nothing's showing.
01:41
29 will have command.
01:42
We'll be investigating.
01:47
On copy, Zer29 with the man investigating.
01:52
Agent D.J.29 with the result thing.
02:02
Tower, the reason thing.
02:10
They give you a business name that the dumpster was behind.
02:17
Doing good, having you? Negative command.
02:21
They said it was behind the building.
02:23
She may have mentioned something about a beauty school, but did not give a specific business name.
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Location mentioned:
E Independence Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28227
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