Several agencies working to put out Lookout Mountain Fire

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) —  Several agencies including the Chattanooga Fire Department (CFD) are working to extinguish a fire on Lookout Mountain.

The fire has spread to the Lookout Mountain Incline Railway’s tracks.

CFD says evacuations are underway at the base of the Incline as a safety precaution for businesses, residences, etc.

Closures so far are 38th Street to the incline and everything to the left of the incline area to including Mr. T Pizza, 1885 restaurant and all the businesses around the lower incline station.

-Chattanooga Fire Department

At 6:46 a.m., CFD was dispatched to the 700 block of Scenic Highway after receiving a 911 call about a fire in the woods.

According to CFD, the area burning has been challenging for crews to access.

Drones were deployed to scope out the fire, and crews accessed the site through different trails.

As of 11:34 a.m., CFD says they’ve turned things over to the National Park Service and Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry.

Residences can expect to see helicopters around the area as they work to contain the fire.