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Firefighters battle flames by busy east Charlotte road

CHARLOTTE — Charlotte firefighters worked to extinguish a fire off of East Independence Boulevard in east Charlotte Monday morning.

CFD responded to the fire around 7:50 a.m., In a post on social media, they say firefighters saw smoke coming from a building on the 3600 block of East Independence near the intersection with North Wendover Road.

Based on a video posted by CFD, the fire impacted a business in a strip mall.

Thirty firefighters controlled the fire in one hour, and no one was injured, CFD says.

CFD hasn’t said yet if anyone is inside the building or what may have caused it. Channel 9 is working to learn those details.

This is a developing story; check wsoctv.com for updates.


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