CFD: Two officers among three injured in major fire in Charlotte Airport parking garage

CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Two police officers are among three people injured in a Level 2 fire in a parking deck at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, according to the Charlotte Fire Department.

At around 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, a second alarm was raised for a fire at 5488 Josh Birmingham Parkway. When firefighters arrived, they saw smoke and fire rising from the parking deck.

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Queen City News learned that four cars on the fourth floor of the parking deck were damaged.

One of the injured officers was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries; the other officer and a civilian were treated and released at the scene.

As of 10:17 a.m., Charlotte Airport announced that all parking lots and roads except for the 4th floor of the Hourly Deck have reopened. As a precautionary measure, the area above the affected area on the 5th floor is also closed to passengers.

Officials assumed that the fire had broken out as a result of an accident in the engine compartment of one of the vehicles.

A total of four vehicles were damaged, with damage estimated at $105,000.

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