PEGRAM, Tenn. (WKRN) — Authorities responded to a brush fire Tuesday that spread, severely damaging a Pegram home in the process.
According to Chief John Sullivan with the Pegram Fire Department, a brush fire had been burning nearby when a neighbor saw it had spread to a Scenic View Drive home and called 911 Tuesday morning. The Kingston Springs Fire Department was called to assist the Pegram Fire Department to help attack the blaze. The homeowners and their pets escaped the fire unharmed.
Sullivan said high winds have area residents on edge, adding this is the second fire Pegram units have responded to within the last week. Sullivan encouraged residents not to burn without a permit and to be extra vigilant when burning things; the Kingston Springs Fire Department received a separate call Tuesday afternoon for a brush fire on Sneed Road due to a burn pit that got out of control, according to Cheatham County Dispatch.
Cheatham County is not the only place in Middle Tennessee to experience these high winds or fires. The Lawrence County Emergency Management Agency told News 2 that Lawrence County Fire and Rescue units have asked all volunteer firefighters not already on call to report to their respective stations as there have been at least six brush fires due to dry and windy conditions. Further, White County crews have worked to contain a wildfire.
News 2’s Knoxville sister station, WATE, reported East Tennessee crews have also worked to contain a 50-acre wildfire near Tellico Plains.
