CFD: “Discarded Smoking Materials” The Cause Of Apartment Fire That Displaces 40 People

(Update 2/28/23 7:45PM)

Investigators believe they know what sparked an apartment fire in south Charlotte. Charlotte Fire Department says it started because of “discarded smoking materials”.

“I hear a huge bang of a knock on my door. Fire! Fire!” said Nadine Wright.

Around 3:30 Tuesday morning, the apartment next door of Wright caught on fire. The flames quickly spread through one of the buildings at Beacon Hill Apartments.

“Tears started rolling down my face, literally. I was shaken and just checking to see that everybody was outside that I knew,” Wright explained.

40 people, including Wright, have been displaced due to the fire. They’ll now have to live out of hotels until they can find something more permanent.

“They said they have no time of when we can go back home,” Wright said.

The Red Cross is assisting the residents. You can donate by going to redcross.org, calling 1-800-RED-CROSS, or texting the word REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 donation.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — American Red Cross disaster-trained volunteers are assisting people displaced by an early morning apartment fire at 1800 block of Beacon Ridge Dr, in South Charlotte Tuesday morning.

The Charlotte Fire Department responded to the fire at Beacon Hill Apartments off South Blvd. around 3:30am.

All occupants had safely evacuated before crews arrived. Medic says no one was transported to the hospital.

Captain Dennis Gist says, at least 8 apartment units were affected.

There’s no word yet on where exactly the fire started or how it started.