Crews Investigating Two-Alarm Warehouse Fire In NW Charlotte

July 20, 2017

Justin Pryor,

CHARLOTTE, NC — Fire and hazmat crews are on the scene of a two-alarm warehouse fire in northwest Charlotte.

Update Structure Fire; 701 Lawton Rd; 46FF controlled incident in 60mins; no injuries reported; incident under investigation; JGilmore pic.twitter.com/Jkn8fMgASE

— Charlotte Fire Dept (@CharlotteFD) July 21, 2017

The fire started just after 7pm at a warehouse container business on Lawton Road. Shortly before 8pm, a second alarm was pulled as crews continued to battle the blaze.

Employees were evacuated, and there were no injuries reported.

Officials say it took 46 firefighters about an hour to get the situation under control. Hazmat crews also responded due to unknown chemicals that were stored inside the facility.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.