City spokeswoman: 'Natural gas incident' behind fire at Raleigh Convention Center
THEIR JAIL. YEAH. WE CAN HEAR
ALL THAT, ERIC AND THAT AN
ORDER TO FIGHT THE FIRE.
YOU HAVE TO GET TO THE FIRE.
>> WE HAVE SOME BRAND NEW
INFORMATION FROM THE CITY OF
RALEIGH BRANCH LATER BACK IN
THE LIVE CENTER RIGHT HERE.
JUST MOMENTS AGO, WE HEARD FROM
JULIA MILSTEAD SPOKESWOMAN WITH
THE CITY OF RALEIGH'S. SHE SAYS
THIS.
>> ALL STARTED AROUND 9.30,
THIS EVENING AND SHE SAYS IT
IS A NATURAL GAS INCIDENT ON
THE TOP OF THE RALEIGH
CONVENTION CENTER THERE ON THE
ROOF. SHE SAID THAT THE CAUSE
STILL IS UNDER INVESTIGATION.
SOME FIRE CREWS ARE ABOUT TO
LEAVE, BUT OBVIOUSLY THIS IS
STILL A HUGE RESPONSE FROM
RALEIGH POLICE IN RALEIGH, FIRE
CREWS ABOUT 50 FIREFIGHTERS
RESPONDED TO THIS CALL. SHE
SAYS THAT NO EVENTS WERE
HAPPENING TONIGHT AT THE
RALEIGH CONVENTION CENTER WHEN
THIS ALL STARTED AND SHE SAYS
THAT SECURITY WAS INSIDE THE
BUILDING, BUT THANKFULLY THEY
MADE IT OUT SAFELY. AND AT THIS
POINT, NO INJURIES HAVE BEEN
REPORTED. SO THAT IS BRAND NEW
INFORMATION.
>> AND THAT IS GOOD NEWS THAT
NO ONE HAS BEEN HURT. BRIAN,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HE WAS
BULLIED ANNELIESE DOWN THERE ON
THE STREET AS WELL. AND LET'S
GO TO HIM NOW LIVE. WILLIE,
WHAT HE WHAT CAN YOU TELL US?
>> WELL, JOE, WE JUST ARRIVED
HERE WHERE WE'RE STANDING RIGHT
NEXT TO THE RALEIGH CONVENTION
CENTER. YOU CAN STILL SEE SOME
OF THAT SMOKE COMING FROM THE
ROOFTOP FROM THIS VANTAGE
POINT. WE HAVE A PRETTY NICE
VIEW INSIDE OF THE CONVENTION
CENTER. WE SEE A LOT OF
FIREFIGHTERS WORKING THEIR WAY
UP THE STAIRCASE TO GET TO THE
ROOF OF THIS BUILDING. NOW HERE
IN DOWNTOWN RALEIGH, THEY DO
HAVE SEVERAL STREETS BLOCKED
OFF AS THE FIREFIGHTERS ARE
WORKING TO GET THESE FLAMES
EXTINGUISHED. WE'RE STANDING
RIGHT NEXT TO MCDOWELL STREET.
IF YOU'RE HEADING IN DOWNTOWN,
THIS IS DEFINITELY AN AREA.
BUT YOU WANT TO AVOID. I'LL
SHOW YOU THIS. IF YOU GET A
LOOK AT THE STREET OVER HERE,
EVEN OVER THIS WAY, YOU CAN
SEE ALL OF THE POLICE AND FIRE
PRESENCE THAT ARE HERE IN
DOWNTOWN RALEIGH. THEY ALSO ARE
A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO'VE COME
OUT FROM THEIR APARTMENTS JUST
TO GET A LOOK AT THIS BECAUSE
YOU DON'T SEE A RESPONSE LIKE
THIS VERY OFTEN. THEY ARE STILL
WORKING TO GET MORE WATER HERE.
I'M LOOKING AT THEM NOW ON THE
STREET RIGHT NOW. WE ARE GOING
TO CONTINUE TO REMAIN OUT HERE
AND KEEP YOU UP TO DATE WITH