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Video: Large 2-alarm fire in North Carolina

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Multiple emergency units are responding to a 2-alarm fire Wednesday afternoon in northeast Charlotte.

At approximately 3:01 p.m., Charlotte Fire responded to a large fire in the 200 block of E. 28th Street, just outside of uptown. Crews arrived on the scene within three minutes to find a large pile of debris engulfed in flames, with heavy smoke extending towards a nearby building.

Despite challenging conditions with the thick smoke in the area, crews were able to contain the fire’s spread.

At 3:08 p.m., another alarm was struck, bringing additional engines to the scene. Once the fire was contained, heavy machinery was used to move and separate sections of the debris pile. At 4:34 p.m., the fire was officially brought under control.

Credit: Charlotte Fire Department

There were no reported injuries to civilians or firefighters. The fire remains under investigation as they work to determine was caused the large blaze.

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