Twenty-two occupants affected by fire at Knoxville apartment complex
The Knox County Emergency Communications District received multiple 911 calls around 5:15 p.m. Saturday reporting a fire on the second floor of building 900 in the Spring Meadow Apartment Complex. Someone also pulled a fire alarm. When a KFD engine arrived, they found heavy fire coming from the roof and rear of the building.
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'KFD crews immediately began firefight efforts,' a KFD spokesperson said. 'However, crews were pushed back by heavy fire.'
The incident commander called for two ladder trucks, and they had to get an additional water supply across Washinton Pike which required them to briefly close the road. They were able to gain control of the fire within 40 minutes after the initial alarm.
There were no injuries reported, but one firefighter was treated and released on the scene because of a minor medical issue, KFD said.
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Apartment management and the American Red Cross are assisting the twenty-two occupants affected by the fire, KFD wrote. Of the building's eight units, four suffered heavy fire, water and smoke damage, while the other four had smoke damage. KFD investigators are working to determine the cause, the department said Saturday evening.
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