Knoxville, TN (WOKI) – Wednesday night at 6:31 P.M., the Knox County Emergency Communications District received a call for a reported house fire at 170 Keeble Ave in South Knoxville. The Caller reported that the upstairs of the home was on fire, and they were trying to get everyone out. The Caller reported that multiple individuals were still in the house. Knox 911 also received other calls stating that a male was trapped on a roof.
Upon arrival of the first Knoxville Fire Department companies, heavy fire was reported from the upper floors of the residence.
KFD crews quickly attacked the fire and extinguished it within 10 minutes of arrival at the scene. At the same time, once of the adult males from the home placed a ladder to the roof and assisted the trapped male down. The male was then transferred to an AMR ambulance and taken to a local hospital for further evaluation…