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Two Injured and Firefighter Treated After North Charlotte Apartment Blaze, Cause Under Investigation

Two Injured and Firefighter Treated After North Charlotte Apartment Blaze, Cause Under Investigation

A two-alarm fire broke out last night at an apartment on 4500 block of Wynbrook Way in north Charlotte, seriously injuring two residents and causing minor injuries to a firefighter. According to

QC News

, the Charlotte Fire Department responded to reports of smoke at approximately 11:20 p.m. Upon arrival, they encountered light smoke emanating from one unit and quickly escalated the incident to a second alarm fire.

The response team executed an urgent rescue for the apartment’s occupants. “Firefighters rescued two residents who were taken to a nearby hospital with serious injuries,” the Charlotte Fire Department confirmed in a statement obtained by

QC News

. Meanwhile, one firefighter sustained minor, non-life-threatening injuries amidst the rescue efforts and was also treated at a local hospital.

The blaze, which was intense enough to require the extra manpower and resources of the second alarm, was contained within about 25 minutes, as detailed by

QC News

. Thankfully, the fire was confined to a single apartment unit and did not spread to adjacent homes within the complex.

As the community reels from the event, the cause of the fire remains a matter of investigation. “The cause of the fire is under investigation,” stated the Charlotte Fire Department, reflecting a common thread of information shared across multiple sources including

WCNC

.

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