What This Story Is About
- Firefighters responded to a house fire at approximately 12:20 a.m. Sunday on Lawson Avenue.
Why It Matters
- 20 firefighters contained a rapidly spreading attic fire in under ten minutes, preventing injuries and preserving surrounding properties.
- The displaced residents are expected to seek temporary shelter.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – A Knoxville home is uninhabitable after a late-night fire broke out early Sunday morning.
Emergency crews responded to the home on Lawson Ave. at approximately 12:20 a.m. after the Knox County Communications District received a call reporting a house fire.
The first crews on scene reported seeing heavy smoke billowing from the top of the residence.
An Engine Company successfully knocked down the fire by 12:30 a.m., just ten minutes after the initial dispatch…