Mother Dies in McMinn County House Fire

McMinn County, TN (WDEF) – Investigators are trying to figure out what caused a house fire this morning in McMinn County that claimed the life of a mother.

It happened on County Road 561 near Englewood around five in the morning.

Three children and the father got out of the home unharmed.

But firefighters recovered the body of the mother in the back of the home.

That’s where they believe the fire started.