One person is in critical condition after being rescued by firefighters from a burning building in East Chattanooga Sunday afternoon. At 12:30 PM on 10/27/24, Red Shift companies were dispatched to a commercial fire in the 1700 block of North Orchard Knob Avenue. Heavy smoke was coming from the eaves of the structure and flames were venting through one of the windows on arrival. Firefighters went inside to attack the fire and conduct a search, finding heavy debris inside. The building consists of a business office and a separate bedroom on the other side.
Crews combed through the contents and found one victim on the floor covered in debris during a secondary search. Firefighters brought him outside and began CPR. He was transported to the hospital with significant injuries related to smoke inhalation, as well as some burns. Crews continued fighting the fire and got it under control within 20 minutes, containing the fire to the office area. They targeted hot spots until the fire was extinguished and then moved into overhaul.
The cause of the fire is under investigation. Engine 4, Ladder 5, Engine 5, Squad 1, Ladder 1, Engine 1, Engine 6, Engine 15, Engine 16, Engine 9, Engine 12, Ladder 13, Engine 10, Squad 19, Battalion 1, Battalion 2, Battalion 3, CFD Investigations and CFD Supply responded, along with CPD and HCEMS. The victim is in critical, but stable condition, according to investigators.
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