photo by Bruce Garner
No one was home when fire broke out in a Chattanooga home near Dodds Avenue late Friday morning.
The Chattanooga Fire Department received the alarm around 11 a.m. and responded to 2609 Reece St. with four fire companies.
Battalion Chief Carlos Hampton said the firefighters made a quick, interior attack and got the fire under control in roughly 10 minutes. The dollar loss was estimated at $20,000.
No injuries were reported.
Valierie Lyle told firefighters she was at work and her son was in school when the fire broke out. Captain Andrew Waters with the Fire Investigation Division said the cause of the fire appears to be accidental, most likely from an electrical malfunction.
Volunteers with American Red Cross of Southeast Tennessee were called in to provide assistance to the victims. Chattanooga Police and Hamilton County EMS also provided assistance on the scene.