Small brush fire burns in median at Providence Road, Charlotte NC


A small brush fire occurred in the median near Providence Road and Golf Drive. It may have started from a discarded cigarette. A caller tried to put it out with water but it continued to smolder.
Audio|Source: Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
Brush fire. Providence Road and Gulf Drive.
00:02
On G.G. Golf.
00:03
35 of the line.
00:04
1035, go ahead.
00:05
Sure, it's clear from the scene.
00:06
We're headed down to CMC or Atrium Main to pick up two firefighters, so we'll be out of service.
00:14
Stay on this call until we clear.
00:15
10-4-2-35, would you like to move up?
00:17
Negative.
00:18
104.35.
00:19
Senator Hunter's on just forces in service.
00:20
1044 at the bar.
00:21
All right to nine.
00:22
Go ahead, alarm.
00:23
It denied. There's going to be the turning lane to the Waverly shopping plaza.
00:26
I'm not sure it's going to be Gulflinx driver, Ardry, Kell Road.
00:30
Small fire in the median, about to think somebody threw a cigarette out on it.
00:34
My caller originally said they put a water bottle on it, but it was still smoldering.
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Location mentioned:
Providence Rd, North Carolina
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