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Investigation under way in West Outer Drive house fire

Posted at 4:29 am July 18, 2022
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Three people are safe after a house fire on West Outer Drive on Friday morning, July 15, 2022. (Photo from City of Oak Ridge)

Three people are safe after a house fire on West Outer Drive on Friday morning.

Fire crews arrived on scene of the home, located at 687 West Outer Drive, within three minutes of the call, a press release said. They arrived at 10:06 a.m. to find the home on fire with heavy smoke coming from the roof.

One man suffered injuries that weren’t life-threatening after escaping through a window, the press release said. He was treated on scene and did not need to be taken to the hospital.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Fire, Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Slider, Top Stories Tagged With: fire, house fire, Oak Ridge Fire Department, West Outer Drive

Smoke alarm likely saves life in East Drive house fire

Posted at 11:11 am August 24, 2018
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A smoke alarm saved a life in a fire at a home on East Drive early Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018, the Oak Ridge Fire Department said. (Photo by Tom Scott/ORFD Photographer)

A smoke alarm saved a life in a fire at a home on East Drive early Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018, the Oak Ridge Fire Department said. (Photo by Tom Scott/ORFD Photographer)

 

A smoke alarm saved a life in a fire at a home on East Drive early Thursday, the Oak Ridge Fire Department said.

The fire was reported at the home at about 1:52 a.m. Thursday. The first Fire Department unit was at the house within minutes and found heavy smoke and fire coming from the home.

The resident was outside when fire crews arrived, the ORFD said. He said a smoke alarm woke him up.

The home received extensive damage. The cause of the fire remains under investigation, the ORFD said.

The Oak Ridge Fire Department said it would like to remind everyone of the importance of having a smoke alarm in their home. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire Tagged With: East Drive, fire, house fire, Oak Ridge Fire Department, ORFD, smoke alarm

Home damaged by fire Monday, cause under investigation

Posted at 9:33 pm August 7, 2018
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A fire damaged a home on Gorgas Lane in north Oak Ridge on Monday evening, Aug. 6, 2018. No injuries were reported. (Photo courtesy City of Oak Ridge)

A fire damaged a home on Gorgas Lane in north Oak Ridge on Monday evening, Aug. 6, 2018. No injuries were reported. (Photo courtesy City of Oak Ridge)

 

A fire damaged a home in north Oak Ridge on Monday evening. No injuries were reported.

The house fire was reported at about 8:22 p.m. Monday in the 100 block of Gorgas Lane.

When firefighters arrived, they could see flames coming from the rear of the home and the attic, the Oak Ridge Fire Department said in a press release. Firefighters from Engine 2 laid a supply line from the fire hydrant and used two hand lines to quickly extinguish the fire, along with crews from Engines 1 and 3, Tower 10, and Rescue 30, the press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire Tagged With: City of Oak Ridge, fire, Gorgas Lane, house fire, Oak Ridge Fire Department

Three people escape house fire on Northwestern

Posted at 10:50 am November 26, 2017
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Three people escaped with no injuries from a house fire on Northwestern Avenue early Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017, authorities said. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

Three people escaped with no injuries from a house fire on Northwestern Avenue early Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017, authorities said. The Oak Ridge Fire Department and Oak Ridge Police Department both responded. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Three people escaped with no injuries from a house fire on Northwestern Avenue in the Woodland neighborhood early Sunday, authorities said.

An adult male and two juveniles were home at the time of the fire, and all three escaped, said Eric Rackard, Oak Ridge Fire Department battalion chief.

The fire was reported near the intersection with Nasson Lane just after midnight Sunday.

The cause is under investigation, Rackard said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Eric Rackard, fire, house fire, Northwestern Avenue, Oak Ridge Fire Department, Oak Ridge Police Department

Two treated for smoke inhalation after Saturday fire in Claxton

Posted at 11:38 am January 9, 2017
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Information from WYSH Radio

Two people were taken to an area emergency room early Saturday following a house fire in Claxton.

The fire was reported at a home in the 600 block of Foust Carney Road in Claxton at around 1:30 a.m. Saturday. Claxton firefighters and Anderson County deputies responded to the scene, as did members of the Anderson County EMS. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Claxton, Front Page News, Police and Fire Tagged With: Claxton, house fire

Electrical problem blamed for Andersonville house fire

Posted at 11:56 am May 28, 2015
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Information from WYSH Radio

A Tuesday morning fire destroyed a house in Andersonville but injured no one, according to the Anderson County Sheriff’s Department.

Deputies were among those who responded to a fire at 334 Brooks Gap Road shortly after 7 a.m. Tuesday.  When deputies arrived, they found crews from the Andersonville Volunteer Fire Department battling the blaze, which had completely engulfed the structure.

The home’s owner, Darryl Webber, told officials that his father had passed away last year and left him the house, which he said he checked on every day to make sure it was okay, adding that three lights were continuously left on inside the home. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Andersonville, Front Page News, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Sheriff's Department, Andersonville, Andersonville Volunteer Fire Department, Brooks Gap Road, Darryl Webber, fire, house fire

No one injured in Briceville house fire

Posted at 11:51 am February 25, 2015
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Information from WYSH Radio

No one was injured in a fire early Wednesday morning at a house on Briceville Highway that is believed to have started near a dryer.

Firefighters and other emergency personnel responded to 1433 Briceville Highway just after midnight and spoke with resident Zeb Trett, who told them that he had been almost asleep on his couch shortly before midnight when he heard a loud popping sound coming from the back of the house. He got up to investigate and saw clothing in a laundry basket on fire, woke up his wife, and got her out of the house.

Briceville firefighters extinguished the blaze and told deputies that it appears to have started near the dryer. There was no indication on the incident report of how much damage was done to the house.

Filed Under: Briceville, Front Page News, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Briceville Highway, fire, firefighters, house fire, Zeb Trett

Woman dies after trying to save pets from house fire

Posted at 9:29 am November 20, 2014
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Ridge Lane Firefighters

Firefighters battle a blaze at a Ridge Lane home on Wednesday. A woman who tried to save her pets from the fire died overnight. (Photo by Tom Scott)

 

Note: This story was last updated at 1:50 p.m. Nov. 23.

The 65-year-old woman who was burned and seriously injured while trying to save three pets from a house fire on Wednesday afternoon died overnight at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, authorities said.

Martha Babb Bailey and Adra Denton of Oak Ridge had arrived at Bailey’s home at 131 Ridge Lane around 3 p.m. Wednesday after grocery shopping. When they opened the front door, the house, which is in Orchard Knob subdivision in Anderson County, burst into flames. Denton called 911 to report the fire, and Bailey ran into the burning home to try to rescue two dogs and a cat, Anderson County Sheriff Paul White said.

But Bailey’s clothes caught fire, and she collapsed in the living room, White said. Denton was unable to reach her and called 911 again to say her friend was trapped in the burning single-story home. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Claxton, Clinton, Marlow, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Police and Fire, Slider, Top Stories Tagged With: Adra Denton, agricultural animals, Anderson County Sheriff's Department, Bryan Chase, Claxton Volunteer Fire Department, Eric Rackard, fire, Gene Rose, house fire, Mark Lucas, Marlow Volunteer Fire Department, Martha Babb Bailey, Methodist Medical Center, Oak Ridge Fire Department, Paul White, pets, Ridge Lane, Steve Newby, University of Tennessee Medical Center, UT, Wiley A. Maloney, Zach Pressnell

Lightning strike may have caused house fire on Graceland Road

Posted at 10:06 am April 4, 2014
By John Huotari 7 Comments

Graceland Road Fire

A lightning strike may have caused a house fire on Graceland Road on Thursday morning. (Photos by Tom Scott)

A Thursday morning fire possibly started by a lightning strike likely destroyed a home in west Oak Ridge and caused a few hundred thousand dollars in damage, authorities said.

The residents of the home at 118 Graceland Road knew their home had been hit by lightning at about 4:30 a.m. Thursday, Oak Ridge Fire Department Chief Darryl Kerley said. They heard the strike and found siding blown off the side of their house. They used a ladder to climb on the roof and check the home. Then, they re-checked it later before the man who lived there went to work.

But at about 7:45 a.m. Thursday, neighbor Chris Wetherall reported the roof of the house was on fire. The female resident, Yvonne McClellan, remained asleep inside, Kerley said.

Wetherall went to the burning home and banged on the door until McClellan woke up and answered the door, Kerley said. Wetherall moved a pickup truck out of the home’s garage and turned off the power. He took McClellan next door to his house, where she was evaluated by the fire department and Anderson County Emergency Medical Services. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Police and Fire, Slider, Top Stories Tagged With: Chris Wetherall, Darryl Kerley, fire, Gary Williamson, Graceland Road, house fire, lightning strike, Oak Ridge Fire Department, ORFD, Yvonne McClellan

Oily rags possible cause of Wadsworth Place fire

Posted at 8:54 am July 17, 2012
By John Huotari 2 Comments

Wadsworth Place House Fire

Oak Ridge firefighters battle a blaze in a basement at a Wadsworth Place home. (Photo by Tom Scott)

Oily rags might have started a fire in a basement at a home on Wadsworth Place on Monday afternoon, Oak Ridge Fire Chief Darryl Kerley said.

He said residents who were home when the fire started at about 3:40 p.m. Monday smelled and saw smoke, and they initially thought it might have been from an electrical box in the basement.

But he said the fire, one of three in Oak Ridge on Monday, might have been started instead by cleaning rags that were improperly stored downstairs and spontaneously combusted.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Police and Fire Tagged With: house fire, spontaneous combustion, Wadsworth Place

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