Blount County Sheriff’s Office Investigates Fatal Fire
Press Release January 10, 2022MARYVILLE, TENNESSEE – Blount County Sheriff James Lee Berrong regretfully announces that the Sheriff’s Office, along with members of Blount County’s Fire Investigation Review Team, is investigating a residential fire in which three people died [Friday] morning.
At approximately 7:15 this morning, Sheriff’s deputies, along with the Blount County Fire Department, responded to a residence in the 4800 block of Sevierville Road to the report of a fire. When deputies and firefighters arrived, they found the main part of the house engulfed in flames. Firefighters quickly knocked down the flames and began their search for victims. Firefighters located three victims inside of the residence. The victims were taken by AMR Ambulance Service to area hospitals. All three victims succumbed to their injuries and were pronounced dead at the hospital.
The Blount County Fire Department arrived on the scene in less than five minutes after the call was dispatched. There were 14 firefighters and eight fire trucks on the scene.
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