Mooresville firefighters extinguished a smoldering fire at the former Burlington textile mill Tuesday morning that started as workers were renovating the building for a new furniture outlet store. Also last week, firefighters responded to a variety of alarms and minor calls, including one report of an overturned kayak in the waters off I-77 that turned out to be nothing serious. Those reports and the week’s medical calls below.

BURLINGTON MILL INCIDENT

Mooresville Fire & Rescue units were called to the former Burlington mill at 476 S. Main St., Mooresville, early Tuesday morning after workers renovating the building found smoke when they arrived for the day.

The incident shut down demolition work on the building, which is being renovated as a Wow Home Furnishings outlet. Mooresville chief Wes Green said Thursday officials expected to lift a stop-work order at the site Thursday afternoon.

Chief Green said the fire apparently began Monday night when sparks from a welder’s torch fell into a crawl space and ignited debris below. That started a small fire that smoldered overnight. Workers discovered the smoldering fire when they arrived at the job site Tuesday morning, and called the fire department around 6:22 a.m.

Firefighters arrived to find smoke coming from two sides of the former mill. They quickly extinguished the fire, but remained on scene for 3 1/2 hours to ensure the building was safe, Chief Green said. As a precaution, work on the building was halted so fire officials could inspect the operation.

The chief estimated that the fire caused less than $1,000 damage.

While Mooresville units were occupied with the incident, Davidson’s Engine 1 was briefly called up to the Mount Mourne fire station on N.C. 115 to cover any calls.

Concord Global Trading Inc. of New York acquired the former mill in January, and announced plans to open a Wow Home Furnishings retail and wholesale furniture showroom. Original plans called for the store to be open by May.

TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 6:22 a.m., former Burlington Mill, 476 S. Main St., Mooresville – Mooresville fire units were called to the former mill, which is being renovated as a Wow Home Furnishings outlet store. Sparks from welding late Monday had ignited refuse in in a crawl space, which was smoldering when workers arrived Tuesday morning. Mooresville Chief Wes Green described the fire as minor, but said firefighters spent 3 1/2 hours on the scene to ensure the building was safe. At 7:13 a.m., Davidson Engine 1 was called to provide coverage at Mount Mourne Volunteer Fire Department on N.C. 115, while Mount Mourne units helped extinguish the fire.

FIRE & EMERGENCY CALLS

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 7:46 a.m., I-77 northbound, Lake Davidson – Davidson firefighters responded to report of an overturned kayak in Lake Davidson, east of the highway causeway. Units arrived in the area but found nothing. Shortly after, police reported that an abandoned kayak was found in Lake Cornelius, east of the highway south of Exit 30, with no body injured. Units cleared the scene without incident.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 8:16 a.m., I-77 northbound, Exit 28 – Motor vehicle accident with no injuries. Davidson units were requested by Cornelius command to standby on the Exit 28 bridge.

TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 6:22 a.m., former Burlington Mill, 476 S. Main St., Mooresville – Mooresville fire units were called to the former mill, which is being renovated as a Wow Furniture outlet. Sparks from welding late Monday had ignited refuse in in a crawl space, which was smoldering when workers arrived Tuesday morning. Mooresville Chief Wes Green described the fire as minor, but said firefighters spent 3 1/2 hours on the scene to ensure the building was safe. At 7:13 a.m., Davidson Engine 1 was called to provide coverage at Mount Mourne Volunteer Fire Department on N.C. 115, while Mount Mourne units helped extinguish the fire.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 7:57 a.m., 409 Ridge Road, Davidson College – Fire alarm activation at Martin Dorm. Firefighters arrived to find no smoke or fire. An investigations found an active sprinkler head that would not reset. Alarm was placed in test by the responsible party. All DFD units were assignment complete and returned to service.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 1:08 p.m., Bexley Apartments, Sterling Bay Lane West, Cornelius – Davidson and Cornelius units responded to a report of a possible explosion. No incident was found. Davidson units were canceled en route.

MEDICAL CALLS, JUNE 9-16

Following are the medical calls Davidson Fire Department responded to last week. The department says patient privacy laws prohibit public release of addresses or other details.

• Allergies, 1
• Fall victim, 1
• Sick person, 1
• Stroke/CVA, 1
• Traffic accident, 1
• Unknown, 1

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