On May 18, 2023, a fire broke out at a construction site in SouthPark that took the lives of two construction workers, Demonte Sherrill and Reuben Holmes. Charlotte TV station WBTV obtained videos, pictures, interviews and records from the Charlotte Fire Department’s file, and released a special report called “WBTV Investigates: Fire and Failure” in September that digs into the May 18 fire and its causes.

On this episode of The Charlotte Ledger Podcast, The Ledger’s Tony Mecia talks with WBTV investigative reporter David Hodges about what WBTV discovered in its investigation and what went into the reporting process — and how much of a problem this might be at construction sites in the Charlotte region.

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This episode of The Charlotte Ledger Podcast is hosted by Ledger editor Tony Mecia and produced by Ledger staff writer Lindsey Banks.

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