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Multiple companies battled a duplex fire Thursday night on Ivy Street.

It happened in the 1400 block around 9:30 PM.

First units on the scene found the whole front of the structure engulfed in flames.

There were initial reports of possible entrapment so a second alarm was called for additional manpower.

Crews searched both sides and did not find anyone trapped inside.

They had the fire under control in 20 minutes from the time the call went out.

The cause is under investigation.

There is significant damage to one side of the duplex. That resident was not home at the time. The other side of the duplex sustained smoke damage. Those residents got out safely and they are receiving assistance from the Red Cross.

There were no injuries.

CFD worked a fire this evening on Beautiful Place in the upper unit of a quadplex off Morrison Springs Road. The first arriving company reported light smoke and flames coming from an open door. The fire was extinguished in 5 min. An overturned candle was to blame. The unit directly below was affected by water. The other two units were not damaged. No injuries. A family of four was displaced.

An accidental fire caused thousands of dollars worth of damage to a home on 13th Avenue Saturday.

It happened just after 4 PM in the 4000 block.

Engine 9 was first on the scene and found a working fire, flames engulfing the garage.

Crews managed to contain the fire to the garage. The home sustained smoke and water damage and a neighbor’s house was damaged from radiant heat.

The fire was under control in 15 minutes. The cause was accidental. The resident was filling up a lawnmower in the garage and started the mower and it caused an explosion.

Thankfully, no one was injured.

Chattanooga firefighters successfully rescued an injured hiker tonight in Hixson who fell approximately 50 feet off a bluff.

The woman was walking on the trail when the incident happened around 8:30 PM at Greenway Farms.

Our high angle rescue team got to the patient, stabilized her, and brought her out in an intricate operation due to the location and the terrain.

Quint 19, Squad 19, Quint 7, Squad 7, USAR 1 and 2, Battalion 2 and 3, Special Operations, Hamilton County EMS and CPD were on scene.

The hiker had a possible leg injury and back injury.

She was awake and talking to first responders and stable on the scene. She was taken to the hospital.

Those in command of the incident commended the team for working together to rescue the patient.

"The two CPD officers that got to the patient first were able to help with stabilizing the patient and HCEMS Medic 3 treated the patient until we were able to get her out of the quarry. As usual GREAT teamwork," said Battalio Chief David Thompson Jr.