A two-alarm apartment fire in Downtown Chattanooga sent two people to the
hospital overnight. At 12:11 AM on 12/7/25, Red Shift companies responded
to 500 W Martin Luther King Boulevard after 911 received multiple alerts
from the high rise tower’s fire alarm system. Responding personnel found
that a fire in the trash chute had filled multiple floors with smoke. A
second alarm was called to bring additional crews to the scene to assist
with ventilation to remove smoke from several floors, as well as the
evacuation of residents. Due to the size of the apartment tower, this was a
big operation that was very labor intensive for firefighters. CPD and
Hamilton County EMS were also on scene to assist with the large response.
By 12:41 AM, the fire was out and ventilation continued. Two residents were
transported to the hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation. One
firefighter was checked for exhaustion, but was not transported. Five
residents were displaced by the fire, but property management indicated
that they would be placed in other rooms in the tower.
Ladder 1, Squad 1, Engine 1, Ladder 5, Engine 5, Engine 4, Engine 9, Engine
10, Engine 3, Engine 14, Engine 17, Engine 12, Ladder 19, Squad 20,
Battalion 1, Battalion 2 and Battalion 3 were on the call.
