VIDEO: One person in custody, and 10 others were left displaced after a fire caused severe damage to a house in South Knoxville early Friday morning.
According to officials with Knoxville Fire Department, Knox County dispatch received a phone call just before 3:30 Friday morning about smoke coming from the back of a house on the 200 block of Stone Road.
Officials with KFD said when crews arrived, the residents and most of the 33 dogs also living in the home were able to make it out safely.
According to a KFD spokesman, during the home evacuation, one of the dogs attacked another dog, at which point the owner, 43-year-old Gregory Leroy, shot the attacking dog. Knoxville Police detained Leroy, charging him with reckless endangerment and stealing a firearm.
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PHOTO: A house believed to be one of the oldest in Knox County caught fire overnight Friday, according to Rural Metro Fire.
At around 1:15 a.m., crews responded to the structure fire at the older house located in the 1000 block of Lovell Road in West Knox County. Rural Metro spokesperson Jeff Bagwell stated in a press release shared Friday morning that when crews arrived, they found the house fully engulfed in flames.
“We believe this structure is one of the oldest homes in Knox County,” Bagwell said. “Although vacant at this time with no power connected.”
Firefighters found flames throughout the second floor and venting through the roof, and were kept “strictly exterior” due to stability concerns of the house. No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is under investigation.
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Two family pets were killed in a house fire on Wednesday night in Williamson County.
Multiple fire crews were dispatched to 5504 Rathkeale Lane just after 8 p.m. on Wednesday and arrived to find heavy fire breaking through the roof of the house, according to Williamson County Fire/Rescue.
Atmos Energy and Middle Tennessee Electric were at the scene to ensure all utilities were disabled. Firefighters quickly extinguished the flames and prevented the fire from spreading to neighboring homes, WCFR reported.
Two occupants were injured and received treatment at the scene, but two animals were found dead during a search of the structure. No firefighter injuries were reported.
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