Members of the Chattanooga Fire Department responded to an apartment fire on Sunday afternoon that displaced residents in several units.
At 1:34 p.m., Red Shift companies were called to the Rustic Village Apartments at 510 Central Drive and found light smoke inside one of the buildings in the complex.
The first company on the scene reported light smoke from a second floor balcony and made an investigation. Firefighters made access to one of the apartments and found it blacked out from smoke. Fire was found in the walls and ceiling behind and above the stove. Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire. It was under control by 1:53 p.m. Walls and ceilings were pulled in two of the apartments to ensure that the fire had not progressed further into the apartment building. Personnel used an attic ladder and thermal imaging camera to check the space between the first and second floors.
Residents in 16 apartments (one entire building) were displaced by the fire due to the damage sustained to the building (fire, smoke, water, electrical). Power had to be cut to the building for safety reasons as the fire was deemed electrical. There were no injuries. The cause is under investigation.
The complex will be assisting the impacted families by relocating them to other units.
Squad 13, Ladder 13, Quint 8, Quint 21, Squad 7, Ladder 7, Engine 15, Quint 6, Battalion 2, Battalion 3 and CFD Investigations responded.