07-07-15 No Injuries in Morning House Fire

Battalion Chief Lesley Morgan said the first firefighters who arrived on the scene saw light smoke showing from a bedroom on the second floor of the large house. The firefighters attacked the fire quickly with hand-held hoselines and got the fire out in 5 to 10 minutes. Chief Morgan said the fire damage was contained to the bedroom, but the rest of the house had smoke and water damage. No injuries were reported.

One adult male was reportedly in the house at the time of the fire, but got out of the house without injury. Details on what happened are still being obtained as a fire investigator works to determine the cause of the fire. Hamilton County EMS, Chattanooga police and EPB also provided assistance on the scene.