Fire at Charlotte Douglas International Airport's old air traffic control tower began during demolition, trapped workers but no injuries, controlled within 10 minutes, no impact on operations.
Firefighters responded to a fire at Charlotte Douglas International Airport's old air traffic control tower on June 20 at 8:10 a.m. Four construction workers were temporarily trapped by smoke but managed to escape uninjured. The fire was controlled within 10 minutes, and the old control tower's fire did not affect airport operations. The fire began in an elevator shaft during demolition, when molten slag from hot work fell onto a pile of foam insulation.
June 20, 2024
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