A house on Ash Rene Drive in the Millington area was left completely destroyed after firefighters battled flames there early Monday morning. Crews were still working to extinguish the blaze when a news crew arrived at the scene a little after 6 a.m.
The Atoka Fire Department and other agencies responded to the fire, according to Action News 5. By the time crews got the flames under control, the home had been reduced to ruins. A firefighter was injured, extricated and taken to the hospital with first-degree burns; whether anyone else was injured remained unclear, the station reported.
What Remains Unknown
Details beyond the basic scope of the fire are still thin. The station has not said what sparked the blaze, how many residents lived in the home, or whether anyone was displaced. Action News 5 said it would share updates as more information becomes available.
The Millington-area fire came months after a separate house fire broke out in Atoka. In that case, WREG reported that fire crews from Shelby County and Millington were called out Sunday afternoon, with more than two dozen firefighters arriving at the scene.
A Separate Fire in Atoka
According to the same report, Battalion 22 saw heavy smoke pouring from all sides of the second floor when crews pulled up to the Atoka home. That fire was extinguished in about 30 minutes, and officials said the likely source was the fireplace chimney. No injuries to firefighters or residents were reported, though the house sustained significant damage estimated at around 50 percent.
Any connection between the Millington fire on Ash Rene Drive and the earlier Atoka blaze remains unclear. For now, the full extent of the damage and the cause of Monday's fire remain unknown.
