Firefighters at the duplex fire at 4605 Mayfair Ave.
photo by Bruce Garner
Chattanooga firefighters were sent out shortly before 7 a.m. Thursday to investigate reports that smoke was visible in the Brainerd area off Moore Road. Firefighters from Station 13 on Brainerd Road drove through the area and it wasn't long before they came up on a duplex that was on fire. A total of four fire companies were dispatched to the fire at 4605 Mayfair Ave.
Captain Dusty Rose, the incident commander, said flames were shooting through the roof when the first firefighters arrived on the scene. While enduring subfreezing temperatures and ice collecting on their turnout gear, the firefighters were able to get the blaze under control in roughly 30 minutes, containing the fire damage to one side of the duplex. The other side of the duplex had smoke and water damage.
No one was reportedly home at the time of the fire, and no injuries were reported. Captain Henry McElvain with the Fire Investigation Division said the cause of the fire remains under investigation. He estimated the dollar loss at $70,000.
Volunteers with the American Red Cross of Southeast Tennessee were called in to provide assistance to the two people displaced by the fire. Chattanooga police and Hamilton County EMS also provided assistance on the scene.
In a separate incident Chattanooga firefighters were sent out shortly before 6 a.m. Thursday to investigate reports that smoke was visible in the 4100 block of Hooker Road area. Firefighters from Station 9 arrived on scene to nothing visible. After investigation they found a fire in the kitchen. The fire was extinguished with an aggressive interior attack. A total of four fire companies were dispatched to the fire, located at the 4100 block of Hooker Road.
Captain Dusty Rose, the incident commander, said the quick stop contained the fire damage to the kitchen area of the two story duplex.
The Fire Investigation Division said the cause of the fire remains under investigation. Volunteers with the American Red Cross of Southeast Tennessee were called in to provide assistance to the people displaced by the fire. Chattanooga police and Hamilton County EMS also provided assistance on the scene.