Daycare evacuated during fire in Cleveland

Little Lambs Daycare suffers damage from fire

UPDATE: Bradley Co. officers have now charged a worker at the daycare with 27 counts of child neglect.  Not for causing the fire, but for drinking on the jobs.  Details on the charges at Sheriff’s Office charges daycare worker with neglect after fire – WDEF

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CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) – A Daycare in the Cleveland area suffered major damage in a fire this morning.

It happened at the Little Lambs Daycare on Waterlevel Highway before noon.

27 children and 4 staff members had to evacuate the building, but no one was hurt.

Bradley and Cleveland firefighters got it out in just a few minutes.

But an awning and entrance to the building were destroyed by the flames.

***Photos from Bradley Co. Fire and Rescue