Update, 3 p.m.: Firefighters had the fire under control within 30 minutes of receiving the call, but it took until about midnight to get it completely out due to its complexity, said CFR Deputy Chief of Operation Jim Eley.
The fire started with the furnace in the cellar of the roughly 100-year-old home, with only one way to get there: a wooden staircase that had burned down, Eley told Clarksville Now. Firefighters had to make their own access. The home had extensive damage. “They did a really good job saving most of the home,” he said. “It could have bee much worse.”
The family of three will be displaced. A dog was killed in the fire.
CFR Stations 1 and 5 responded, along with EMS and Gas and Water.
Previously:
CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – A house in New Providence was damaged in a fire Tuesday night.
At about 10 p.m., Clarksville Fire Rescue responded to the fire in the 100 block of Plum Street, south of Providence Boulevard, according to Clarksville Now news partner Dash 10 Media.
Upon arrival, flames and smoke could be seen coming from the inside the house. Residents had escaped and were outside. They reported that one dog was lost, Dash 10 said.
Firefighters were able to put out the fire by midnight. CFR was assisted by Montgomery County EMS and Clarksville Gas and Water.
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