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Fire in Matthews home with initial people trapped insideMatthews NC

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Matthews, NC

A fire broke out in a two-story single-family home near Ballads Drive in Matthews. Flames and smoke were seen coming from the kitchen area. Initially, people were reported trapped inside, but all occupants were safely evacuated with no injuries reported.

Audio|Source: Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Fire
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Matthew Station 2, Fire, Matthew Station 3, Minhill Station 1, Main Hill Station 2, Mathey Station 1 fire. Structure Fire,
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near Ballads Drive,
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2,7002 Ballad Drive, Cross Res are dead in at Axford Lane, 9-Off 8, off safe, traffic timeouts,
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16-10.
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Central Lenture 22 in rounds.
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Tommy 22.
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Matthew's, Battalion 1's en route.
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Time, time.
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The Hill is 3-serout.
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Matthew, 2nd, 12 around.
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Copy, Mid-Hu103, Matthew's age, October.
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Battalion 1 is in Route 2.
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Battalion 1 is in Route 2.
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Tommy Hill's the time one around.
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Chris? I see the time and one around.
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The Hill's the Italian one will be around all set.
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Please. Please.
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Central companies respond to Ballot Drive.
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I'm afraid two-story structure.
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Both flames and smoke are visible.
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Single family residents.
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Caller advised.
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There are people with traps inside the building.
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Fire's going to be in the first floor in the kitchen.
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No one's reported to be injured.
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Otherwise, it was a coal-fire, they advised that coal and water burn on the stove,
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and flames or smoke are present.
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See, put 1103 on that also.
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Yeah, we'll set you out.
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No one is trapped anymore per caller. Everybody's out of the building.

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