Kenton Ridge Circle House Fire Visible Across The Area

A woman and several pets are safe after escaping a large house fire Wednesday morning that sent a plume of smoke into the air visible from across the area. A passerby called 911 around 11 AM to report that they were driving past a home in the 6600 block of Kenton Ridge Circle and saw that the residence was on fire. That’s in the Kenton Ridge subdivision in the Shallowford Road/Hickory Valley area. Multiple Green Shift companies responded and on arrival, they found heavy smoke coming from the back of the house. After further investigation, they also spotted flames and started attacking the fire. One crew attempted to go in the front, but they pulled back due to dangerous fire conditions. Once the flames went through the roof, command ordered an evacuation to protect the safety of firefighters. Crews launched a defensive operation due to concerns of structural collapse. Soon after, the roof did collapse. Extra companies were called to the scene to provide support. Aerial devices were used to fully extinguish the fire. One occupant and several pets safely exited the burning home. It appeared one of the dogs had suffered burns. The fire caused significant damage and the house is considered a total loss. Firefighters successfully protected neighbors’ nearby homes located on either side of the structure. One of the neighbors’ houses sustained minimal damage thanks to the hard work of the CFD units who worked this call. There were no injuries. The cause of the blaze is under investigation. Crews were on the scene for most of the day working the fire. The home ultimately had to be torn down due to unstable walls in close proximity to neighboring homes and in order to fully extinguish fire burning in the basement area of the strcuture.

“All of our firefighters have done an outstanding job today. We did get the fire control rather quickly even with a defensive attack and protected both structures on each side,” said Captain Chris Fryar, Acting BC2.