Sunday, May 18, 2014

Johnson City Fire Department Press Release [#2]

Date for Release by Media * Saturday, May 17, 2014
Primary Contact Person * Richard Arnold
Primary Contact Person's Phone Number * (423) 975-2841
Email Address of Primary Contact *
Secondary Contact Person (Optional) Mike Hill
Secondary Contact Person's Phone Number (423) 975-2840
Address of the location involved
408 E. Watauga Avenue
Johnson City, TN 37601
United States
Details of Event/Incident for Release *

Johnson City Fire Department responded to report of house fire at 408 E. Watauga Avenue at 6:32 pm on 5-17-2014. First arriving unit reported heavy smoke showing from second floor windows and roof of a two story wood frame apartment. A victim was found during the primary search of the second floor and was quickly removed from the structure. Medical treatment was performed by E.M.S. and fire personnel on scene and during transport to Johnson City Medical Center.The fire was quickly extinguished and no other injuries reported. Seventeen personnel responded on four engines, two ladder trucks, one command vehicle, and one air unit. The cause of the fire is still being investigated.

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