Cookeville Salon Suffers Extensive Damage After Sunday Fire

Fire investigators were in Cookeville Monday morning gathering information from a salon that suffered extensive fire damage Sunday afternoon. Cookeville Fire Department Battalion Chief Daniel Snyder said the cause of the fire is unknown at this time. No foul play is expected, Snyder said. “Upon arrival, it was confirmed heavy smoke,” Snyder said. “All of […]
Byrdstown Dollar General Damaged After Tuesday Commercial Fire

The Byrdstown Dollar General at 8545 Highway 111 will be closed for a few weeks after a commercial fire early Tuesday morning. Byrdstown-Pickett County Fire Chief Garry Garrett said his department as well as the state bomb and arson department are conducting an investigation to find the cause. “The inside of it is real smokey […]
A/C Wiring Causes Small Fire At Putnam County Signature Healthcare

Fire crews responded to Signature Healthcare of Putnam County for a commercial fire Wednesday morning. The Algood Fire Department found that a A/C motor on the roof shorted and began filling the D Wing with light smoke. The fire department provided smoke removal and deemed the scene to be safe after resetting smoke alarms and […]
Equipment Fire At ARRCO Forces Evacuation

The Cookeville Fire Department responded to a commercial fire at East 20th Street on Thursday. Chief Daryl Blair said the call came in at 10:55 AM for a fire at ARRCO. Blair said a piece of equipment had caught fire inside the business. “We were able to get in and get the fire contained and […]









