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Friday, June 17, 2016
News Lunch Break (6/17/16): Multiple fire-related incidents in Charlotte area
Posted By Ryan Pitkin on Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 12:38 PM
Rowan County police are working to identify a woman whose body was discovered earlier this morning on Leonard Road in Salisbury. Police had initially responded to a 911 caller who reported seeing the woman’s body on the side of the road at about 6:30 a.m. Emergency aid rushed to the scene, but determined the woman was already dead. Investigators are calling the case a homicide, and have blocked traffic in both directions on Leonard Road as they continue to search the area where the body was discovered. Some reports indicate that the woman’s body had been burned. (Gina Esposito, WSOC)
A dispute in Lancaster resulted in two people being flown to a burn center for emergency treatment last night. Lancaster police received a call at around 11:30 p.m. reporting that an individual had been set on fire near the 100 block of N. Gregory Street. Responding officers found a vehicle on fire at the scene. Witnesses told officers that the victim had already been driven to the hospital, and that the person responsible for setting the victim on fire had also sustained burn injuries, and was taken to the hospital by ambulance. Police have not identified either individual, and are continuing to investigate. (WBTV Staff)
An early morning house fire in Matthews lead fire officials to block off all traffic in the area, including two roads leading to the Central Piedmont Community College Levine campus. Fire crews were called to the scene at 5:30 a.m. and CPCC Lane and Campus Ridge Road remained closed as fire officials extinguished the blaze and conducted an investigation. No injuries were reported, and the roads reopened by 9 a.m. (Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer)
The I-85 northbound exchange to I-77 will remain closed following a crash this morning that involved a tractor-trailer. The tractor-trailer was traveling on the ramp at around 10:20 a.m. when it overturned. Officials have not revealed whether other vehicles were involved, or if there were any injuries, but did state that the ramp will remain closed until further notice. (WCNC Staff)
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