A family’s smoke alarms helped save them from a fire in rural Williamson County Thursday morning.
At 1:47 a.m., Williamson County Rescue Squad Stations 14 and 22 were dispatched to a residential structure fire on South Berrys Chapel Road just outside the Franklin city limits, the department said in a news release.
The homeowners were awoken by their smoke alarms and found heavy smoke in their home. They were able to exit their home safely and call 911.
The fire was out when fire units arrived on scene, but heavy smoke remained in the home. Fire crews helped to ventilate the smoke from the house before returning to service. The cause of the fire was accidental.
“Working smoke alarms saved the family’s lives,” Williamson County Rescue Squad Assistant Chief and Fire Marshal Bob Galoppi said.