Sparta Fire Chief Shares Kitchen Safety Tips For Thanksgiving
Sparta Fire Chief Kirk Young said if you want to avoid a kitchen fire this Thanksgiving, pay attention to your stove while cooking. Young said from his experience, an unattended oven is the main contributor to house fires this time of year. “Sometimes people get preoccupied with family members coming into their home and have […]
Willow Avenue Apartment Kitchen Fire Contained to One Unit
A 2014 North Willow Avenue apartment suffered kitchen damage after a stove fire Sunday night. Cookeville Fire Chief Daryl Blair said the flames were contained to just one unit. “Whenever they opened the door, they had quite a bit of smoke in the apartment and had water flowing,” Blair said. “Theses apartments are sprinkled which […]
