After nine hours, CFD extinguishes house fire
UPDATE:
The Chattanooga Fire Department reported that it took more than nine hours to clear the fire scene at Graceland Trail.
The fire department said:
“The home was structurally unsound due to fire damage and the floors were too compromised for firefighters to get inside and fully extinguish the fire.”
The city’s Public Works department brought machinery to tear down the burned duplex.
Graceland Trail house fire demolition / CFD
It wasn’t until after the house was torn down that CFD was able to fully extinguish the fire.
According to CFD, several firefighters fell on the icy driveway and were injured. Public Works also brought a salt and sand truck to treat the driveway.
Portable heaters were also brought to help warm the firefighters, and thaw frozen nozzles and hoses.
Several firefighters were on the scene, and crews rotated in and out of trucks to get warm.
Authorities are still investigating to determine what caused the fire.
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Two house fires took place during a frigid night, both in Chattanooga.
Late Tuesday night, at 10:50 p.m., Chattanooga firefighters responded to a residential fire on the 4100 block of Bonny Oaks Drive, at the corner of Bonny Oaks and Churchill Road.
Residents smelled something burning and reported it.
Graceland Trail Fire – CFD
Firefighters arrived and found the fire in the front corner of the residence. The fire could not be fully extinguished until EPB arrived and pulled the power from the structure.
According to officials on the scene, it was determined to be an electrical fire in nature.
There were no injuries, and the Red Cross will be assisting the two adults who escaped the fire.
Then, early Wednesday morning, firefighters once again responded to a house fire in cold conditions.
At 2:30 a.m., firefighters responded to a home in the 3900 block of Graceland Trail and found heavy fire coming from the home.
It was determined the fire originated from the basement and moved up to the second floor. Chattanooga Fire Department continued to work on extinguishing the fire in different spots for several hours.
The house was empty at the time of the fire. There were no injuries and two adults have been displaced.
