Knoxville, TN (WOKI/KFD) – This (Monday) morning at 3:05am, Knoxville Fire Department was dispatched to 3100 Sanderson Road for a residential fire.
Knox County Communications District received a call that a residence was on fire. It was reported that the back right side of the home had flames coming from the house.

The 2 occupants were home at the time of the fire and were woken up by their smoke alarms, which were able to evacuate safely .

When crews arrived on scene, they were met with fire and heavy smoke. The first crew on scene was able to get to the fire quickly and begin firefighting operations.
The fire was extinguished in 10 minutes, and crews began to overhaul.
The house suffered significant fire, smoke and water damage and is currently uninhabitable.

There were no injuries to fire crews to report.

Knoxville Fire Investigators are on scene trying to determine a cause.

This is a good reminder to have working smoke detectors in your home, so you can be alerted to, especially while residents are sleeping.