Three people escaped without injury from a fire in a quadplex on Waddell Circle early Monday morning.
Three people escaped without injury from a fire in a quadplex on Waddell Circle early Monday morning.
The fire was reported at 151 Waddell Circle at about 2:35 a.m. Monday.
Firefighters appeared to have most of the flames extinguished relatively quickly, before 3 a.m., although smoke continued to billow out both ends of the white, two-story building.
The Red Cross was on its way to help the three residents, who escaped from two units at the quadplex. Power was disconnected at the quadplex after the fire.
The fire was reported to be the worst on the back side of the building. Oak Ridge Fire Department Chief Darryl Kerley said the whole back side of the quadplex was burned. Firefighters used a three-inch water line to fight the fire there.
Kerley said the fire was reported to have started in the living room at 151 Waddell Circle, although firefighters haven’t confirmed that yet. They also haven’t determined a cause.
Other addresses at the quadplex are 147, 149, and 153 Waddell Circle. Two of the units are reportedly unoccupied.
Kerley said a man who lives downstairs at 151 Waddell Circle has a mother who lives upstairs in the other end of the building in one of the other three units. The mother escaped with her two dogs, but firefighters didn’t have information early Monday morning on the location and condition of a dog that had been reported inside at 151 Waddell Circle.
Besides the ORFD, the Oak Ridge Police Department responded to the Monday morning fire, and so did Anderson County Emergency Medical Services. Emergency workers remained on the scene until at least 4 a.m. Monday.
More information will be added as it becomes available.
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The fire was reported at about 2:35 a.m. Monday at 151 Waddell Circle.
The back of the building was burned, Oak Ridge Fire Chief Darryl Kerley said. Above is one side of the building.
Philip W Nipper says
John FYI, these buildings have a letter designation sometimes called an “alphabet” house. These apartments have the letter designation of “K” as in kilo. 149 Waddell has a personal connection with me as it was my first apartment when I moved out of my parents house in 1976. They were nice little places back then.
johnhuotari says
Thank you, Philip. I didn’t know that.