One person was found dead after a house fire on General Buckner Road in Stewart County on Wednesday night, according to local fire officials. Stewart County Fire Rescue and the Dover Fire Department arrived to find heavy flames pouring from the back of the home, with fire in the basement and part of the structure already partially collapsed. Crews launched search and suppression efforts and later discovered the victim inside.
What crews found
Firefighters with Stewart County Fire Rescue and the Dover Fire Department reported heavy flames coming from the rear of the house and its basement, and noted that a portion of the structure had already given way, as reported by NewsChannel 5. Teams carried out extensive suppression work while simultaneously searching the damaged home before locating the victim.
Mutual aid and local response
According to FOX17, Stewart County Fire Rescue thanked mutual-aid crews from Montgomery County and the Paris Landing Fire Department for helping at the scene and shared its thoughts and prayers for the victim’s family. The outlet also reported that the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is assisting with the death investigation, citing a statement from the department.
Investigation underway
The cause of the fire is still under investigation, and the State Fire Marshal’s Office is helping with the probe, according to NewsChannel 5. Authorities have not yet released the victim’s name or additional details about how the fire started.
