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Thursday, May 6, 2010
Explosion Rocks Home and Displaces 3
On Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at 4:26 PM, 6 Companies of Charlotte Firefighters, 2 Battalion Chiefs, 1 Deputy Fire Marshal, and 3 Fire Investigators, a total of 31 Charlotte Fire Department personnel responded to reports of a house on fire at 3827 Ellenwood Place.
Firefighters from nearby Station 12 arrived at 4:30 PM and reported heavy smoke and fire showing from a single story home. Teams of firefighters quickly established a water source from a nearby fire hydrant and deployed hose lines to engage in a firefight. Fire conditions quickly intensified and deteriorated forcing firefighters to retreat and take a defensive posture.
Shortly after fire crews exited the structure, an explosion rocked the home propelling the structure up from its foundation which caused the veneer to separate from the framing. The magnitude of the percussion from this explosion was enough to knock one firefighter to the ground; he was not injured. Fire Investigators say that the explosion was caused by the phenomenon known to firefighters as a backdraft.
Fire Investigators have also determined the fire began in an attached storage room and was caused by 'combustibles stored to close to a water heater.' 27 Firefighters were needed to knockdown this intense blaze and bring it under control in 24 minutes. The two structures involved were a total loss and damage estimates stand at $150,000. A family of three was displaced. One firefighter was treated on scene for heat exhaustion; there were no injuries to civilians. The Carolina's Chapter of the American Red Cross was on hand to support the needs of the occupants and fire crews.
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