Hixson hero: 11-year-old calls 911 to report kitchen fire, keeps family safe

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. — An 11-year-old Hixson child’s quick thinking helped prevent a serious disaster at a home in Hamilton County on Monday.

The child frantically called 911 to report that an air fryer had caught fire in the kitchen, according to the Hamilton County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security’s Facebook page.

The dispatcher immediately told the kids to get out of the house, which was on Moses Road…

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