Crews battle 3-alarm fire at historic Varnadore building in east Charlotte WSOCTV.com News Staff
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Crews battled a three-alarm fire Friday night at the historic Varnadore building in east Charlotte.
The abandoned seven-story building is off Independence Boulevard near Pierson Street. The fire started after 6 p.m. on the third floor.
Firefighters navigated through dark hallways and staircases to get to the flames.
“It’s a lot of trash, boxes, old furniture inside the structure. The building has a lot of locked doors, chained doors,” CFD Capt. Jackie Gilmore said.
Firefighters found someone inside and that person was taken to a hospital for smoke inhalation.