Athens Fire Department responded to late night UPS fire
Athens UPS Facility Fire / Tri-State Mutual Aid
ATHENS, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Athens Fire Department (AFD) responded to a structure fire at the UPS facility late last night.
Crews were dispatched to the facility at 200 Lawn Drive at 11:53 p.m. December 3, 2024.
Upon arrival, crews found the structure fully involved with heavy smoke visible.
According to AFD, flames were visible from all corners of the building.
The UPS facility and approximately 24 trucks suffered significant damage.
AFD reported two employees were in the building at the time of the fire, but were able to escape without injury.
“We’re very grateful that there were no injuries as the result of a fire at our facility in Athens, TN. There were relatively few packages inside the facility at the time. Pickups and deliveries in the Athens area have been suspended today, but we have contingency plans in place to resume service as soon as possible,” said UPS.
“Quick response and aggressive fire operations by our firefighters prevented the incident from becoming much worse.” No injuries were reported. We would like to thank Athens Police for controlling the scene while our crews were occupied with the fire and AMR for providing rehab,” stated AFD Fire Chief Brandon Ainsworth.
Several other local crews responded to the scene, including Athens Rural Fire, Bradley County Fire, Cleveland Fire, Englewood, Madisonville Fire, Riceville Fire, and Tri-state Mutual Aid.
The following zip codes will be affected by this fire:
- 37303
- 37314
- 37322
- 37329
- 37331
- 37337
- 37354
- 37370
- 37371
- 37381
- 37385
- 37774
- 37826
- 37846
- 37874
- 37880
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
