Chattanooga firefighters worked through the overnight hours to battle a
damaging house fire in East Lake. At 1:45 AM on 7/17/25, Blue Shift
companies were dispatched to a home in the 3500 block of 6th Avenue. Police
officers arrived on scene initially and began knocking on doors to get
everyone out. No one answered so first arriving firefighters quickly
launched an attack and search of the structure. No one was located. A
second alarm was called to bring additional fire companies to the scene.
During firefighting operations, flames went through the roof and it began
sagging so fire officials removed all personnel from the residence for
safety reasons. Once the bulk of the fire was knocked down, crews resumed
interior operations. By 2:24 AM, firefighters had the fire under control
and transitioned into overhaul. The cause of the fire is under
investigation. There were no injuries. No one was home at the time, but
several residents were displaced by the blaze and will be receiving
assistance from the American Red Cross. Thanks to our mutual aid partners
for providing coverage at our fire stations while the CFD worked on this
scene for hours. Engine 5, Ladder 5, Engine 4, Engine 9, Engine 1, Ladder
1, Squad 1, Engine 14, Engine 15, Squad 20, Ladder 13, Squad 13, Battalion
1, Battalion 2, Battalion 3, CFD Investigations, CFD Supply, CPD and HCEMS
responded.
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