The Oak Ridge police and fire departments respond to a small mattress fire on Wednesday morning in the Methodist Medical Center emergency department.
Note: This story was updated at 1:30 p.m.
A patient with a lighter who was experiencing a medical emergency started a foam mattress on fire at Methodist Medical Center on Wednesday morning, Oak Ridge Fire Chief Darryl Kerley said.
In a statement, the hospital said the small 10:15 a.m. fire in its emergency department was quickly extinguished.
The Oak Ridge Fire Department responds to a Tuesday evening stove fire at a Jasper Lane home. (Photos by Tom Scott)
A Tuesday evening stove fire caused an estimated $50,000 worth of damage to a Jasper Lane home, Oak Ridge Fire Chief Darryl Kerley said.
The stove was turned off when the accidental blaze started at about 7:35 p.m. Tuesday, Kerley said.
No humans were hurt, but a family cat died, he said.
Oak Ridge firefighters evacuate the six floors of Frank Callaghan Towers on Fairbanks Road on Sunday morning after a burning pot of food on a stove reportedly filled hallways with smoke.
An apparent burned pot of food on a stove on the fifth floor of an Oak Ridge apartment building filled hallways with smoke on Sunday and forced firefighters to try to evacuate tenants from all six floors, Oak Ridge Deputy Fire Chief David Harrington said.
“When they opened up the door, it filled the hallways with smoke,” Harrington said.
Firefighters tried to evacuate tenants at the Callaghan Towers apartments on Fairbanks Road because they didn’t initially know the source of the 9:45 a.m. alarm, but Harrington said he wasn’t sure how many people were evacuated.
Firefighters respond to a small trash fire at the former Dean Stallings Ford on Friday. (Photo by Tom Scott)
A small trash fire at the former Dean Stallings Ford on Oak Ridge Turnpike was quickly extinguished Friday evening, fire photographer Tom Scott said.
The fire started at about 6:30 p.m. in a vacant building on the back half of the former dealership.
Fans were used to remove smoke from the large building, and the cause of the fire is under investigation.
More information will be added as it becomes available.
Oliver Springs firefighters put out a fire that started in a garbage truck early Friday morning. (Photo by Tom Scott)
A fire started in a garbage truck in Oliver Springs early Friday morning, fire photographer Tom Scott said.
The driver pulled into the parking lot of the Tri-County Mall in Oliver Springs and dumped the entire load, Scott said. The Oliver Springs Fire Department responded and extinguished the 4:15 a.m. blaze.
Firefighters respond to a Tuesday morning fire at a single-story brick home on Cove Lane north of Oliver Springs. (Photos by Tom Scott)
Oak Ridge firefighters helped battle a Tuesday morning blaze that severely damaged a single-story home on Cove Lane north of Oliver Springs.
No one was injured, but firefighters were not able to resuscitate a dog that was rescued from the brick house, according to information provided by Oak Ridge Assistant Fire Chief Josh Waldo and fire photographer Tom Scott.
Waldo did not have information on the cause of the attic fire, which started at about 9:50 a.m. Tuesday. Reports said the fire heavily damaged the home.
Flames destroy a trailer on Pine Ridge Road in Marlow early Friday morning. (Photos by Tom Scott)
A fire early Friday morning destroyed a single-wide trailer on Pine Ridge Road in Marlow.
Departments in Oliver Springs, Blair, Medford, and Claxton assisted the Marlow Volunteer Fire Department in fighting the 12:20 a.m. blaze.
The Anderson County Emergency Medical Service and Sheriff’s Department also responded.
Firefighters put out a fire in the kitchen ventilation system at Long John Silver’s on Oak Ridge Turnpike Saturday morning. (Photos by Tom Scott)
Long John Silver’s could be closed at least a week after a grease hood in the kitchen caught on fire Saturday morning, Oak Ridge Fire Chief Darryl Kerley said.
Workers were “cranking up the grill” and turning on fryers when the hood caught on fire about 8:30 a.m., Kerley said. The fire extended into the ventilation system, and a fan motor on the roof burst into flames.
Firefighters from three departments respond to a blaze on Dellwood Drive in Oliver Springs on Wednesday morning. The three departments were Oliver Springs, Oak Ridge, and Blair. (Photos by Tom Scott)
The 8:40 a.m. blaze reportedly caused major interior damage.
When the fire started, Oliver Springs Fire Department was preparing a demonstration at the nearby Oliver Springs Elementary School, so the department was able to respond quickly.
Oak Ridge firefighters battle a blaze allegedly started by arsonists on Saturday afternoon at the former Paragon Athletic Club on Emory Valley Road. (Photos by Tom Scott)
Arsonists started a Saturday afternoon fire at the former Paragon Athletic Club in Oak Ridge, Fire Chief Darryl Kerley said.
The fire started in a bathroom area in the rear of the building on Emory Valley Road about 5 p.m. Saturday, and it warped steel beams in the ceiling.
Firefighters near the front door of Paragon Athletic Club in Oak Ridge during a Saturday afternoon blaze.
Witnesses reported seeing “some kids hanging out there just before the fire,” Kerley said.
“It was an arson fire,” he said.
A fiberglass spa tub had caught on fire and filled the empty, unused building with thick, black smoke. Kerley said it took firefighters eight to 10 minutes to find the fire inside the Paragon and another five to 10 minutes to put it out.
