Blaze Damages North Carolina Fire Station

Firefighters at a station here needed some help from their colleagues in unusual fashion.

May 9, 2005

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Firefighters at a station here needed some help from their colleagues in unusual fashion.

Firefighters called for help when a fire started in one of their two trucks, engulfing the station's garage and making the station's gear inaccessible late Friday. Firefighters from a nearby station arrived and extinguished the blaze.

''It's just kind of a twist of fate thing,'' Fire Station No. 8 Capt. Dennis Williams said. ''It's due to happen to some people.''

No one was injured, but the fire caused about $500,000 in damage, including a fire truck and equipment that will need to be replaced.

The fire started in a cab area, where firefighters sit, Charlotte fire Capt. Rob Brisley said. Investigators haven't yet determined what started the blaze.

Information from: The Charlotte Observer