01-26-17 Firefighters Respond to Afternoon House Fire

The Chattanooga Fire Department received the alarm around 5:00 p.m. and responded to 301 Branch Drive with four fire companies. Battalion Chief Don Bowman said a neighbor was the first to notice the fire and called 911.

Smoke and flames were visible when the first firefighters arrived on the scene. Chief Bowman said the firefighters made their way inside the house with hand-held hoselines and got the fire under control fairly quickly. No one was reportedly home at the time of the fire.

An estimate on the dollar loss was not available. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Chattanooga police and Hamilton County EMS also provided assistance on the scene.

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