CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Investigators say two fires set at one Charlotte address this week were both intentionally set.
The latest blaze, a three-alarm fire that occurred early Thursday morning, burned the home to the ground and caused significant damage to nearby townhomes along Margaret Brown Street in the Gateway area of Uptown.
Six residents at the location were treated as a result of Thursday’s fire, with one taken to the hospital for further treatment.
One of the residents displaced in the fire, Frank Wohlfarth, said that he could not leave through his front door because of the fire.
“I immediately smelled smoke, woke up and was wondering what the heck was going on,” he said. “I noticed the flames everywhere, so I went out the back stairs, and I had to jump over the fence in order to get to safety, because I could not get out my front door, there were flames everywhere.”
Charlotte Fire officials noted the home that caught fire was undergoing a complete renovation at the time.
They also noted that the same address had been the scene of another intentionally set fire Wednesday morning.
While fire officials have not explicitly said the fires are connected, neighbors believe that they are.
“They came back to finish the job,” said Wohlfarth.
The American Red Cross was at the scene assisting those who were displaced.
About $390,000 in damages has been estimated by Charlotte Fire.
There is no word yet on any arrests or charges at this time.
Derek Dellinger
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