12-05-14 Afternoon Fire Displaces Four People

The house had been converted into two apartment units. Captain Fryar said everyone got out of their apartments, but as a precaution, two of the occupants were checked out by paramedics with Hamilton County EMS. None of them required transport to the hospital.

The firefighters worked quickly and managed to contain the fire to the kitchen in the front apartment unit. The rest of the apartment had some smoke damage. The dollar loss was estimated at $10,000.

The cause of the fire will be ruled accidental. Captain Fryar said food left unattended on the stove was the likely cause of this fire.

The fire damaged the wiring, so power to the building had to be disconnected. Volunteers with the American Red Cross of Southeast Tennessee were called in to provide assistance to the four people displaced by this fire. Chattanooga police also provided valuable assistance on the scene.