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8-year-old burned in house fire
An eight-year-old girl who awakened to flames around her was able to rush to a bedroom and wake her mom despite burns to her legs, fire officials said. The mom, little brother and the burn victim escaped with the clothes they were wearing but they lost everything in the Lake Tansi house fire Monday morning.
Two other family members were away from the residence at the time of the fire.
When Cumberland County firefighters arrived on the scene they found the ranch-style Kanapolis Dr. home fully enveloped in flames. Several fire trucks responded to the fire and water was shuttled to the scene.
The house is owned by Bonnie Jambor and is shared with her granddaughter, Jennifer Barron, her boyfriend, Charles Hayes, and Jennifer's two children, the eight-year-old girl and a four-year-old son.
Reportedly the mom was sleeping in a rear bedroom and the eight-year-old on a sofa. The eight-year-old suffered first-, and possibly second-degree burns to her legs caused by plastic on the couch, officials said.
She was taken by ambulance to CMC. Her condition at press time was not available but her injuries were described as non-life threatening.
The county fire department remained on the scene for nearly three hours. That department and the Cumberland County Sheriff's Department is investigating cause of the fire.
Crossville/Cumberland County Emergency Management Agency and the county chapter of the American Red Cross also responded to the scene to offer assistance to firefighters and the victims.
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Vacant trailer destroyed in Saturday fire
No one lived in the trailer on Running Creek Dr. that caught fire Saturday evening.
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Historical museums to have displays at archives facility
The new archives building will not only hold priceless, historical county records, the facility will also give other local historical museums a display area to represent a sampling of what their facility has to offer.
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Man charged with holding girlfriend against her will; sexual assault
A Crossville man has been arrested by city police on three charges — including two felonies — after a domestic dispute escalated into violence and sexual assault, according to police reports.
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Felony charges filed in domestic assault
A Monterey man made his first appearance in Cumberland County General Sessions Court last Monday to answer a felony charge relating to a domestic assault that took place Aug. 15 during which a car was allegedly used as a weapon, a knife was pulled by the victim and both sides accused the other of being the aggressor.
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Home destroyed in blaze
Fire raced through a large home that the owner was putting finishing touches on around 9 a.m. Tuesday.
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Visit the Cumberland County Fair [Slideshow]
The Cumberland County Fair is under way at the Cumberland County Community Complex.
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BOE approves air conditioning for CCHS gym
The Cumberland County Board of Education is hoping to use a windfall in additional Basic Education Program funds to move forward with installing air conditioning at Cumberland County High School.
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Loggins is the Fairest
Lacy Loggins was crowned the 2010 Fairest of the Fair Saturday night at Stone Memorial High School.
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Walmart reports thousands in thefts of computers, electronics
Crossville Police at the request of officials at the local Walmart store are investigating the theft of thousands of dollars worth of computers and other items from the store's electronics section, according to reports.
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One killed in single-vehicle crash Friday night
One Cumberland County resident lost his life when the vehicle he was driving slammed into a tree at a high rate of speed on a rural county road, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol.
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