Oak Ridge Fire Department Investigator Thomas (T.J.) Giles, left, talks to Jacky Smith, who carried a woman from a porch during a house fire on Robertsville Road on Friday evening, March 25, 2016. (Photo by Tom Scott)
Note: This story was last updated at 10:20 a.m.
An Oak Ridge man rescued a disoriented woman from a porch during a house fire on Robertsville Road on Friday evening, authorities said.
The fire was reported at 7:22 p.m. Friday at 394 Robertsville Road.
Firefighters found heavy fire and smoke coming from the windows and attic of the home when they arrived, Oak Ridge Fire Chief Darryl Kerley said.
Jacky L. Smith, of Oak Ridge, said he was driving west on Robertsville Road when he noticed smoke coming from the house. He turned around and found Ruth Stewart sitting on her front porch confused. He asked Stewart if she knew her house was on fire and she replied, “Yes, I was cooking, and the stove caught on fire,” Kerley said in a press release.
Stewart was disoriented and did not want to leave the porch, so Smith carried her to the road and called 911 to report the fire. Stewart was transported to Methodist Medical Center by Anderson County Emergency Medical Services to be evaluated for smoke inhalation.
There were no other injuries, but Kerley said the home is destroyed. He said Red Cross and MMC staff will work with Stewart’s relatives to locate suitable lodging for her.
More information will be added as it becomes available.
An Oak Ridge man rescued a disoriented woman from a porch during a house fire on Robertsville Road on Friday evening, March 25, 2016, authorities said. (Photo by Tom Scott)
The Oak Ridge Fire Department battles a house fire on Robertsville Road on Friday evening, March 25, 2016. The home was destroyed, but an Oak Ridge man rescued a woman from the home’s porch during the fire. (Photo by Tom Scott)
Oak Ridge Fire Department Chief Darryl Kerley, center, talks to Sharon Crane of the American Red Cross, left, and Oak Ridge Police Department Officer Kevin Merritt after a house fire on Robertsville Road on Friday evening, March 25, 2016. (Photo by Tom Scott)
A fire destroyed a home at 394 Robertsville Road on Friday evening, March 25, 2016, but an Oak Ridge man rescued a woman from the porch during the fire. Pictured above in front is Jordan Alcorn of the Oak Ridge Fire Department. (Photo by Tom Scott)
A fire destroyed a home at 394 Robertsville Road on Friday evening, March 25, 2016, but an Oak Ridge man rescued a woman from the porch during the fire. Pictured above are Jordan Alcorn and David Harrington of the Oak Ridge Fire Department. (Photo by Tom Scott)
A fire destroyed a home at 394 Robertsville Road on Friday evening, March 25, 2016, but an Oak Ridge man rescued a woman from the porch during the fire. (Photo by Tom Scott)
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