Rutherford County Fire Rescue’s (RCFR) Arson Investigation Unit has charged a male suspect with setting fire to personal property after investigating an RV/camper fire that occurred on January 9, 2020. Crews responded to the area of Saddle Drive and Crest Drive just after 2:00 p.m. on January 9 for reports of an intentionally set camper…
Rutherford County Fire Rescue (RCFR) and its Fire/Arson Unit has charged a female suspect with aggravated arson after responding to a house fire at 3709 Woodbury Pike Tuesday night around 9:06. Units from RCFR, and Kittrell and Lascassas Fire Departments, along with Rutherford County Emergency Medical Services and Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office (RCSO), arrived at…
An overnight fire caused major damage to a 12-unit building and forced the evacuation of more than 20 residents, at the 1540 Place Apartments on Lascassas Pike, Friday, Jan. 17. Members of the Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) and Murfreesboro Police Department went door-to-door evacuating residents as fire consumed the building around 11:04 p.m. Firefighters…
Two individuals were displaced after a fire destroyed their home. B Shift Smyrna Fire Department (SFD) personnel were dispatched to a fire at 409 Tonalist Way at 1:13 a.m., January 14. The occupants had working smoke alarms and were able to escape unharmed. Upon arrival, personnel noted that flames had vented the roof. SFD began…
A father and his daughter were able to safely get out of their burning home after a fire in a converted garage quickly spread Thursday morning, Jan. 2. A father and his daughter were able to safely get out of their burning home after a fire in a converted garage quickly spread Thursday morning, Jan….
Sprinklers prevented a stove fire from spreading after dousing flames at The Blue Apartments, 2707 S. Rutherford Blvd., Thursday afternoon, Dec. 12, causing water damage to several units. When Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) firefighters arrived on the scene around 2:30 p.m., the building’s fire suppression system had already triggered, which extinguished the flames. The…
A Murfreesboro family managed to safely escape a burning home overnight but will not be able to stay in the home because of smoke and fire damage. At approximately 11:58 p.m., Dec. 8, Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) firefighters were dispatched to fire at a home on Bethany Court. Within seven minutes of the call,…
The Dollar General located at 5854 Shelbyville Highway will close indefinitely following a large fire late Thursday night. Crews from Rutherford County Fire & Rescue, Christiana and Kittrell Volunteer Fire Departments, and Murfreesboro Fire Rescue responded to the blaze just before 10:00 p.m. Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office was also on scene. The first arriving apparatus…
Three businesses located in one large warehouse facility were evacuated in La Vergne this morning as a precaution after a machine caught fire at a recycling center. Employees at Sims Recycling Solutions, located on New Sanford Road, called 911 after a shredder caught fire around 10:45 a.m. Heavy smoke and flames were visible when fire…
The days following Thanksgiving are a popular time for families to put up Christmas trees and other dazzling decorations. Rutherford County Fire & Rescue (RCFR) officials want the community to be “fire smart” this season; acknowledging that a small fire that spreads to a Christmas tree can grow large very quickly! “We want to increase…