Apison business fire

Apison, TN (WDEF) – Tri-Community Volunteer Firefighters responded to a 9-1-1 call Thursday afternoon to a commercial business fire on Apison Pike.

Employees of Paladin Attachments, formally known as C&P Attachments, told firefighters that they were working in the Paint Shop and saw a hot spot on one of the filters.

They tried to cool it down, but it burst into flames.

Employees called 9-1-1 and safely evacuated.

Firefighters found heavy smoke coming from the building.

The fire had spread and set off the sprinklers.

Firefighters say the sprinkler system did help stop the fire from destroying the entire business.

Damage was listed at $100,000.

The Fire Marshall’s Office is looking into the cause of the blaze.