UPDATE: Duplex fire ruled accidental, victims identified Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) Fire Marshal’s Office investigators are looking into the cause of a fire that claimed the life of a mother and her 5-year-old son early Saturday morning, according to fire officials. Fire crews responded to the duplex fire in the 1700 block of Craig…
Rutherford County Fire Rescue (RCFR) officials say a total of six people were displaced from their Valley Bend Road home after a fire occurred shortly after 10:30 Friday night. “Only four of the six were home at the time the fire broke out,” explained RCFR Lieutenant/Assistant Fire Marshal Joshua Sanders. Crews from RCFR, Almaville Volunteer…
Rutherford County Fire Rescue and Almaville Fire Department battled a house fire on Franklin Road around 10:00 Monday night. Captain Matthew Lupo said crews arrived to a discover a kitchen fire that had spread to the ceiling. “All of the residents were out of the home,” said Lupo. “Fire was rising out of the roof…
An overnight fire temporarily closes a local restaurant. C-Shift Smyrna Fire Department (SFD) personnel were dispatched to the Cookout Restaurant, located at 491 West Sam Ridley Parkway, at approximately 1:07 a.m., January 6, 2021. “Personnel did an excellent job of containing the fire and mitigating property damage,” shared SFD Chief Bill Culbertson. “We are grateful…
Rutherford County Fire Rescue, Almaville Fire Department, and Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department responded to a house fire on Asbury Lane just after 12:30 Saturday afternoon. Crews arrived on scene to heavy smoke showing and according to RCFR Captain Matthew Lupo flames were already coming through the front door. “It was anywhere from a quarter to…
Crews responded to a structure fire in La Vergne early Saturday morning. A resident called 911 after waking up to black smoke in the home on the 400 block of Jefferson Pike around 4:45 a.m. Crews were able to quickly knock out the fire, which is believed to be electrical in nature. “Our guys did…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) fire investigators are investigating an early morning fire where an elderly woman sustained serious injuries but was able to escape the burning home on Tuesday, Dec.15. She was transported to Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford with burn injuries. She was then transported to Vanderbilt Medical Center Burn Unit. There is no…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) fire investigators arrest an arson suspect in connection with a house fire that occurred on Tuesday, Nov. 17. Kassandra McGhee, 43, of Murfreesboro, faces aggravated arson charges. Fire investigators arrested her Friday, Nov. 20. Heavy smoke and fire were coming from the front windows of the home, located at 805…
The driver of a tractor trailer escaped a fire without injuries. B-Shift Smyrna Fire Department (SFD) personnel responded to a tractor trailer fire in the 1400 block of South Lowry at 4:12 p.m. this afternoon. Upon arrival, personnel noted that the tractor trailer was fully involved. SFD personnel extinguished the fire and no injuries have…
Quick response times and fast-moving firefighters saved one family’s home from a grease fire. Family members who live at the home on the 100 block of Mason Circle called 911 around 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3 after a fire started on the stovetop. The fire was contained to the kitchen and thanks to firefighters…