Grass and woods fire near North Shore Dr, Cherryville NC
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews from multiple departments, including Waco Fire, Cleveland Fire, and the North Carolina Forest Service, responded to a grass and woods fire near North Shore Drive in Cherryville. The fire appeared to cover part of a field and was spreading toward the Windy Hill Drive area. Utility lines were affected, causing power outages locally. Crews worked together to contain the blaze and requested additional support as the fire spread.
Audio|Heard on: Cleveland County, Shelby, and Kings Mountain Fire
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02:44
Transcript:
00:00
County Central, Waco Fire and North Carolina Forester, grass and woods fire near North Shore Drive.
00:06
Waco Fire and North Carolina Forest Service, grass and woods fire near North Shore Drive, cross street of Lakeshore Court and Windy Hill Drive.
00:14
Fire Ops two on arrival.
00:21
Waco unit en route.
00:28
All Lake Fire Department en route to North Shore Drive.
00:31
We are getting several calls now, but it is spreading towards the Windy Hill Drive area.
00:47
We're arriving on scene.
00:49
We got a top of the pole broke off.
00:51
There's no lines in the roadway.
01:00
Homeowner advised all the power's out in the area.
01:06
Duke Power did not give us an ETA.
01:08
They said they had already been advised and already had units en route.
01:27
Start a department to Windy Hill over on North Shore, grass and field fire going toward the woods.
01:39
We were advised it was on North Shore spreading to Windy Hill, but we do have Waco en route.
01:45
It looks like it's burned about a quarter acre, but it's moving toward another field.
01:57
Go ahead and start another department to help us out with it.
02:28
Cleveland firemen check in to assist Waco with a grass and woods fire.
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Location mentioned:
N Shore Dr, Cherryville, NC 28021
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