By Jodie Valade
The Charlotte Observer
CHARLOTTE, N.C. —) A four-alarm fire Saturday night at a hotel near Bojangles Coliseum was likely caused by “carelessly discarded” smoking materials — although an electrical failure “was not completely eliminated,” the Charlotte Fire Department said in a post on X Sunday morning.
A fire that erupted around 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Golden Green Hotel at 3024 E. Independence Blvd. was controlled in 80 minutes and contained to one room, the fire department said. Two people were rescued, and six people were treated by Medic; one was transported for minor injuries.
The estimated property and content loss is about $250,000, the fire department said.
The Red Cross is assisting the Charlotte Fire Department and property management to make living arrangements at two area hotels for displaced residents.
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