Concord, NC witnessed the destruction of a one-story home early Friday morning as a fire ravaged a residence on Grand Canyon Road NW. According to a report by QC News, the fire broke out around 5:48 a.m. and prompted a response from multiple fire companies. The flames were brought under control in approximately 19 minutes, with no immediate information available regarding any injuries.
The Concord Fire Department arrived to find heavy smoke and fire coming from the one-story home, as reported on the City of Concord NC Fire Department's Facebook page. This account detailed the participation of Engine Co. 7, 9, 3, 12, Ladder Co. 7, Rescue Co. 3, Battalion 2&3, and Safety 1, who collectively tackled the blaze and subdued a ferocity of the flames.
WBTV is currently making efforts to gather more details surrounding the incident, including the potential cause of the fire and whether any occupants of the home were harmed as a result of the conflagration. The locus of the incident, situated near the convergence of Poplar Tent Road and George W. Liles Parkway, was engulfed sufficiently enough to require a considerable deployment of firefighting resources.
The investigation is still ongoing, and more details are expected. The Concord Fire Department and other agencies are working to determine the cause and assess the damage from this unexpected disaster.
