CROSSVILLE —
Three house fires fought by Cumberland County and Crossville firefighters Tuesday left occupants of the homes temporarily displaced, with one of the homeowners being taken to the hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation.
The first fire was reported Tuesday morning around 7:12 a.m. at the Josh Pugh residence in the 500 block of Taylor's Chapel Rd. Cumberland County firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the blaze but a front room and contents were left charred or destroyed by the flames.
Firefighters said the source of the fire was a wall-mounted gas heater. Investigation is continuing.
The second fire of the day was reported at 4:46 p.m. at the Florence Blanks home in the 300 block of Birchwood Dr.
A neighbor who lives behind Mrs. Blanks spotted smoke coming from the residence and rushed over to help the lady who was described as being in her 80s.
According to Deputy Tim Tutor, the neighbor helped lead Mrs. Blank from the smoke-filled residence and an ambulance was called to transport her to Cumberland Medical Center for treatment of smoke inhalation.
The fire started in the stove and spread to nearby cabinets. Major damage was reported to the kitchen area.
On Wednesday morning Crossville Fire Department was dispatched to 88 Parks St. to fight an attic fire at the Sergio and Elsy Lizarraga residence.
No one was injured in this fire but damage was considerable.
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An alert neighbor led the owner of this residence from her smoked-filled home after a fire was started in the oven, according to fire officials. Florence Blanks was taken to Cumberland Medical Center by ambulance after suffering smoke inhalation. Firefighters were called to the residence on Birchwood Dr. around 4:46 p.m. Tuesday and quickly extinguished the fire that damaged the kitchen.
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