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No one injured, no homes damaged in brush fire on Foley Hill north of Clinton

Posted at 1:56 pm March 19, 2016
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

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No one was injured and no homes were damaged during a brush fire on Foley Hill north of Clinton on Thursday, March 17, 2016. Above, resident Albert Look, who lives on Jarnigan Chapel Road, fights the fire with a garden hose until the Medford Fire Department arrives. (Photo by Caren Look)

 

CLINTON—No one was injured and no homes were damaged during a brush fire on Foley Hill north of Clinton on Thursday.

The fire was 1.5 acres, and it was started by an “escaped debris fire,” the Tennessee Division of Forestry said. A warning was issued, officials said.

Residents who live off Jarnigan Chapel Road on the top of the hill said it started at the bottom of the hill, and the wind blew it up through the woods.

“It was horrifying,” said J.T. Taylor, who lives near the top of the hill. He said flames about 10 feet high came within 20 feet of his home. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Briceville, Clinton, Front Page News, Medford, Police and Fire, Tennessee Tagged With: Albert Look, Anderson County, Briceville, brush fire, Caren Look, Clinton, Dewayne Seiber, fire, Foley Hill, J.T. Taylor, James Taylor, Jarnigan Chapel Road, Madilyn Clarke, Medford, Medford Volunteer Fire Department, Tennessee Division of Forestry, Vowell Mountain Lane

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