Fire Damages Highway 153 Smoothie King

Chattanooga firefighters had a fire under control in a matter of minutes at a business on Highway 153 Wednesday afternoon. Just before 3 PM, Red Shift companies were called to the Smoothie King in Hixson after Hamilton County 911 received multiple reports of smoke and flames coming from the back of the structure. Ladder 19 and Squad 19 spotted smoke from Hixson Pike as they were headed to the scene. All Smoothie King employees were safe and out of the business upon CFD’s arrival. Crews attacked the fire from the outside while others made entry for an interior attack and through their coordinated efforts, they extinguished the flames fast. Highway 153 was temporarily shut down while firefighting operations were underway. Hoselines had to be stretched across the roadway for water supply. The busy highway quickly reopened for traffic as crews cleaned up. The cause of the fire is under investigation. There were no injuries. There’s damage to the back of the building- on the exterior and to the interior back office- and smoke damage throughout the structure. Ladder 19, Squad 19, Quint 16, Quint 10, Engine 22, Quint 6, Engine 11, Squad 7, Battalion 1, Battalion 3, CFD Investigations, CFD Command Staff, HCEMS and CPD responded.

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