Charlotte Fire Department News

A federal judge has upheld a jury’s $1.5 million award to a North Carolina fire investigator who said she was fired after complaining about the safety of construction work at an office building. The Charlotte Observer reports that the June …

Firefighters rescued four adults and an infant from a burning apartment complex in east Charlotte, N.C., that officials believe was intentionally set. News outlets report that 21-year-old Shontavia Gingles is accused of setting fire to her apartment Monday morning. She …