Firefighters respond to fire at Huntersville dentist office
Emergency crews raced to extinguish a business fire in the 400 block of Gilead Road in Huntersville Wednesday night.
#BREAKING On the scene of a fire in Huntersville. It appears this is at the Riccobene Family Dentistry on Gilead Road. Fire crews are working to extinguish the flames. @wsoctv pic.twitter.com/n4I9YR70Ic
— Coleman J. Montgomery (@colemanreports) May 18, 2023
Flames were seen coming from the Riccobene Family Dentistry building when the fire broke out at about 9:30 p.m.
Gilead Road was closed down during the fire.
About one hour later, Huntersville Fire tweeted that “interior crews are making excellent progress inside.”
By 10:45 p.m., Tower 1 was mopping up hot spots from above.
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The dentistry was scheduled to open on June 7, according to its website.
*Structure Fire Update* Following some above flow from the Tower Ladder, interior crews are making excellent progress inside. pic.twitter.com/9thcJOEg5x
— Huntersville Fire (@Huntersville_FD) May 18, 2023
No one was taken to the hospital, MEDIC said.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
This is a developing story, check back at wsoctv.com for updates.
VIDEO: Business fire on Gilead Road in Huntersville Wednesday night (CREDIT: HFD)
