Firefighters from Salem and Smiths Station worked together Monday to the douse flames that engulfed a two-story house at 417 Lee Road 735 in the Salem community.
Rescuers with the Salem Volunteer Fire Department received a call about the fire around 11:30 a.m., said senior firefighter Rick Fitzgerald. Shortly after arriving on the scene, by which time flames had enveloped the home, Salem responders contacted Smith Station Fire & Rescue for backup.
“The upstairs and downstairs were just fully involved,” Fitzgerald said.