Wednesday, 30 Oct 2024

Father of 4 pleaded for help on Facebook Live before dying in construction fire, family says


Father of 4 pleaded for help on Facebook Live before dying in construction fire, family says
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A construction worker pleaded for help on Facebook Live before he died in a construction site fire in Charlotte, North Carolina, family members told CNN affiliate WSOC.

Demonte Sherrill, a 30-year-old father of four, was among the 15 working at the site, Charlotte Fire Chief Reginald Johnson said in a news conference.

Sherrill's mother, Onita Sherrill, told the station she watched the final moments of her son's life on a Facebook Live with him pleading for help and praying he would find a safe space.

"I was hoping but just from the (Facebook Live), and the way the room filled up with smoke, I didn't see it being any hope at that time," she said.

His father, Terry Campbell, said his son's boss told him Sherril did not make it out alive, the station reported.

The contractor who employed Sherrill told WSOC Friday another worker from his company died in the fire.

Authorities have not confirmed any deaths.

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