4 wheeler repair leads to Birchwood house fire

BIRCHWOOD, Tennessee (WDEF) – A Birchwood home went up in flames Thursday night.

The Highway 58 Volunteer Fire Department got the call to a home on Gamble Road around 9:45.

The fire started in the garage but quickly spread to the rest of the home.

Fire officials called for additional trucks when they learned the nearest fire hydrant was 2 miles away.

They have ruled the fire as accidental.

They say a the family’s teenage son was working on his four-wheeler when a spark ignited the fuel.

They say it didn’t take long for the flames to engulf the garage and then the home.

No one was hurt in the fire.

from Hamilton County EMS