TOWNSEND, Tenn. (WATE) – A restaurant building in Townsend is a total loss after a fire early Friday morning, according to Townsend Fire Chief Don Stallions. Crews in Blount County were called to the Trailhead Steak and Trout House on E. Lamar Alexander Parkway in Townsend, at around 4:50 a.m. Friday, Nov. 1.