Authorities are Investigating Several Christmas Day Fires, One Leaves a Cat Dead

Authorities are Investigating Several Christmas Day Fires, One Leaves a Cat Dead

KFD Pickett Avenue fire

An investigation is underway following a house fire on Christmas morning.

Crews called to Pickett Avenue and contained the fire to a bedroom but the home suffered a moderate amount of smoke of water damage. Four people who were home at the time of the fire made it out safe.

The home did have working smoke detectors.

KFD Broadway at Fairmont Apartment fire

An investigation is underway following an apartment fire Christmas morning which leaves a cat dead.

Knoxville Fire department crews were called to an apartment building on Broadway and Fairmont Blvd. and were able to contain the fire to one apartment on the second floor which suffered moderate water and smoke damage.

All the residents made it out safe and multiple animals were rescued, however one cat did not survive.

Photo courtesy of WVLT (Broadacres fire)

An investigation is underway following a house fire in Powell.

Rural Metro was called to the 7700 block of Keswick Road in the Broadacres subdivision yesterday afternoon (Monday) . The home suffered heavy damage in the attic.

No injuries were reported and the residents are being assisted by the American Red Cross.