The Charlotte Fire Department rescued 15 construction workers from the site of today's 5-alarm fire.
According to WCNC, one person had to be rescued after becoming trapped atop a crane.
That person was later rescued by Charlotte firefighters and was transported by Medic with non-life-threatening injuries.
Fire Chief Reginald Johnson told reporters that several maydays were called during the fire and two members needed to be rescued.
"As a construction site is open, a lot of wood is exposed, so the fire moved very rapidly," Johnson, adding, " it was a very fast-moving fire, which had high-heat conditions of well over 2,000 degrees."
More than 90 firefighters responded to the South Park Mall area south of Charlotte, following the initial calls, which came in around 9 a.m.
