Homeowners extinguish Collegedale house fire before firefighters’ arrival

Photo Courtesy: Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department

COLLEGEDALE, Tenn. (WDEF) — Homeowners successfully extinguished a house fire prior to fire crews arriving, the Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department said.

A fire started in the kitchen of the house on Thursday afternoon.

Firefighters arrived at the home on David Smith Lane around 3:11 p.m. Crews reported seeing smoke coming from the back of the house.

However, they said the homeowners had already put out the fire with an extinguisher before firefighters arrived.

Volunteer firefighters then extinguished some remaining hotspots in the house.

The fire did not extend past the kitchen, and nobody was injured.