CHARLOTTE — Charlotte Fire Department worked to extinguish a building fire in southeast Charlotte in the early hours of Sunday morning.
At 2:47 a.m., CFD said they were responding to the 4000 block of Monroe Road for a structure fire with smoke showing.
Structure Fire Update: Charlotte Fire Investigators deemed the fire to be accidental due to an electrical issue. Investigators deemed the fire did 8500 dollars in damage. pic.twitter.com/DpwQWJCGM6
— Charlotte Fire Dept (@CharlotteFD) December 10, 2023
Twenty minutes later, they said they controlled the fire with the help of 30 firefighters.
CFD said the fire was accidentally caused by an electrical issue.
Channel 9′s photographer at the scene captured footage of firefighters and others standing around fire debris in front of Accent Auto Painting and Collision, located at 3531 Monroe Road.
MEDIC was at the scene, but no one was injured in the fire.
The fire caused $8,500 in damage.
The fire is under investigation.
Channel 9 asked CFD which business caught fire and how much property was damaged.
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