Hidden Harbor house fire
Hixson, TN (WDEF) – A dog and two birds died in a house fire Tuesday night.
The homeowners were watching tv in their bedroom when they heard a loud explosion coming from the sunroom.
Oliver Rand went to investigate it and found it engulfed in flames.
He called 9-1-1.
Rand and his wife got out of the home with 2 dogs, but we’re able to find their third due to the smoke and fire in the home.
Dallas Bay Volunteer Firefighters found heavy smoke coming from the back of the Hidden Harbor home.
Firefighters found the dog had expired in a back bedroom.
The Rands two birds also died in the fire.
The Sequoyah Volunteer Fire Department and Red Bank Fire Department came to help.
Two Dallas Bay firefighters had to be taken to the hospital for heat exhaustion.
Damage is estimated at $75,000, and the Red Cross will be helping the family.
The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the cause of the fire.
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