A fire destroyed a vacant home on South Walker Lane on Thursday night, Oct. 19, 2017. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)
No injuries were reported when a fire destroyed a vacant home on Thursday night, authorities said.
The fire was reported at 112 South Walker Lane at about 11:40 p.m. Thursday.
More than a dozen personnel from the Oak Ridge Fire Department responded, and they were able to get the fire under control within about 10 minutes, the City of Oak Ridge said in a press release. No injuries were reported.
The home was a total loss, the city said. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. No other details will be released at this time.
A fire destroyed a vacant home on South Walker Lane on Thursday night, Oct. 19, 2017. (Photo by Tom Scott/Oak Ridge Fire Department)
The Oak Ridge Fire Department fights a fire on South Walker Lane on Thursday night, Oct. 19, 2017. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)
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Levi D. Smith says
I heard a boom around that time last night almost two miles away. Glad that everyone is okay.
johnhuotari says
I heard a few thuds while I was there on Thursday (from about 12-12:45), but I’m not sure they were loud enough to be heard from two miles away. But I don’t know about any sounds before or after I was there. I don’t know what caused the thuds I heard, but someone thought they might have been windows blowing out. I can’t say for sure if that is correct.