Joe Marusak
The Charlotte Observer
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Three people were hurt when flames erupted in a parking deck at Charlotte Douglas International Airport Saturday morning.
Late Saturday, fire officials revealed the cause: An engine compartment that ignited in one of four vehicles damaged in the blaze. Charlotte Fire investigators ruled the fire an accident.
The fire caused $105,000 in damage, according to a Charlotte Fire post on X, the former Twitter.
Charlotte Fire first alerted the public to the fire on social media just after 9:30 a.m.
“Units on scene with smoke and fire showing from the parking deck,” Charlotte Fire officials said on X. “A second alarm has been struck.”
Medic took one person to a hospital for further evaluation, fire officials said.
Sixty firefighters controlled the blaze in 40 minutes, and the cause remains under investigation, according to the fire department.
“Airport operations were not affected, but expect parking delays,” fire officials said.
The fire started just after 9 a.m. in the hourly deck, where four cars caught on fire, Charlotte Observer news partner WSOC reported. The station published a photo from a woman who was at the airport that shows a huge plume of smoke billowing skyward.
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