The fire had reportedly spread to a landing outside of a second-floor unit that housed a family of five, blocking their way out.

The family resorted to jumping from their balcony, and they all escaped safely.

NFD said most occupants had escaped the building before they arrived, but three people in a second-floor unit at the front of the building were rescued by crews on a ladder truck.

Approximately five dogs were also safely evacuated from the building.

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“This current budget year, we’ve added an additional school resource officer position. We also added a housing engagement officer within our public housing authority properties. So, yes, we are increasing our staffing as our population increases and has our, not just population, but also our business sector, and in other areas,” said Bryant.

He said before this training center opened, new and current officers would need to travel to Blount, Anderson, or other surrounding counties just to train.

Lenoir City Fire Chief Richard Martin said now they can respond faster.

“Now that we have our own training center, then we can have our resources here, do our training. And if there’s something happening in the city or the county, we’re capable of responding from here,” said Martin.

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Cleveland Police Department Spokeswoman Sgt. Evie West says officers responded to a report of an explosion at the plant.

Cleveland Police say two workers were taken to local hospitals, one via a LIFE FORCE helicopter, both with severe burns.

Amaero is an Australia-based company that has employed a little more than 100 workers in Bradley County in the last couple of years.

Meanwhile, the Chattanooga Fire Department handled one of the patients who came to Chattanooga from this industrial accident.

The Chattanooga Fire Department says the other patient was taken to a hospital in Atlanta. Right now, we don’t know either injured worker’s condition.

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Fire personnel remained on the scene to ensure it was fully extinguished. The incident is under investigation by the Sevier County Fire Marshal’s Office.

Numerous fire departments from the area provided assistance including the Gatlinburg Fire Department, Sevierville Fire Department, and Seymour Volunteer Fire Department.

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Neighbors told the officer people were still inside. That is when he went in.

According to Chattanooga Police, Officer Rogers rescued Rachel Blaylock’s 4-year-old daughter Marlowe from the burning apartment as Blaylock followed with 10-year-old Charles.

Police body camera video shows Officer Rogers push through smoke and flames, getting Marlowe out safely.

Thankfully, no one was hurt.

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Three businesses are located in the building, so firefighters quickly began investigating the source of the smoke once they arrived.

A small fire was found in the back of La Danse Nightclub, and a fire truck crane was used to access the roof to create ventilation.

The flames were quickly contained and extinguished, according to personnel at the scene.

“Crews made an interior attack, performed a search, and begin to extinguish the fire,” the Nashville Fire Department told WSMV on Monday afternoon. “No occupants were found inside the building and the fire was fully extinguished. No injuries were reported.”

The investigation into the cause of the fire began right away, as an accelerant-detection canine, or arson dog, was brought to the scene. The fire department said it will release more details about the fire once the investigation is complete.

La Danse was shut down last week following a rash of incidents, including a nearby shooting that left one person dead and several others injured.

The popular night spot has been involved in more than 500 emergency calls over the past five years, according to the Metro Nashville Police Department.

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“I thought it was going to be a normal Friday,” Wesnofske said. “I came around and was able to see this car and it had flipped a bunch and the windows were smashed in.”

Wesnofske and two others pulled the woman from the mangled minivan and out to safety just seconds before the whole thing ignited.

“It went all the way up. You know the flames were almost 30 feet high. Luckily the fire department got here when they did or all these woods would have burned down and maybe even some homes,” Wesnofske said.

“If I were in that car seat, that driver seat, those people would be rushing to help me as well,” he said.

Wesnofske says the woman was visibly injured from the wreck and was conscious and able to speak. Paramedics transported her to the hospital for treatment.

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According to the department, two units responded to Robert Clark Park and deployed a three-man boat team while other personnel staged at Billy Dunlop Park.

Officials said they confirmed visual contact with the child around 3:45 p.m., adding that he had slowly floated down the river to Billy Dunlop Park, but he appeared to be unharmed.

According to CFR, first responders brought the boy safely to the bank and got him out of the water by 4 p.m. EMS evaluated him at the scene and determined he didn’t need to go to the hospital.

No additional details have been released about this incident.

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HCEM said firefighters battled the blaze all day Friday and overnight into Saturday morning. Officials said that the fire was close to being fully extinguished Saturday.

With the fire mostly out, HCEM said the site will be turned over to an environmental cleanup company. The company had already been on site working to control the water runoff.

HCEM said in addition to the Henry Fire Department, crews from 20 out-of-county agencies assisted with the fire.

Officials said on Friday that smoke would continue throughout the surrounding area for 24 hours and may cause air quality issues in the area.

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Once on the scene, they found a house with flames shooting through the roof.

Homes on either side of the residence were also starting to catch fire due to the extreme amount of heat, CFD says.

Fortunately each family got out of their homes without getting hurt. The first home that burned was a total loss.

The houses on either side sustained some damage, but firefighters successfully saved neighbors’ homes from being destroyed.

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TCFR said the blaze took a couple of hours to extinguish. The residents had already made it out of the home safely when crews arrived at the scene, TCFR said. Images shared by the fire department show the home destroyed by the blaze.

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