Today, April 9, 2025, Knoxville Fire Department investigators arrested and charged 42-year-old Brandon Humfleet with arson. Humfleet was arrested earlier this morning following a fire at a business at 1520 Liberty Street. The fire was initially reported at 3:50 a.m. When firefighters arrived at the business, they determined that the blaze had been intentionally…… MORE
The Knoxville Fire Department says the sprinkler system at an apartment complex does it’s job and contains a fire to limit damage. Crews were called to River View Park Apartments Friday night and saw flames from the door but found the sprinkler head had activated but there was significant damage to that apartment caused by…… MORE
The Knoxville Fire Department says the sprinkler system at an apartment complex does it’s job and contains a fire to limit damage. Crews were called to River View Park Apartments Friday night and saw flames from the door but found the sprinkler head had activated but there was significant damage to that apartment caused by…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Swift action by Knoxville Fire Department crews saves a small dog Wednesday afternoon from a burning home. Crews were dispatched just after noon to a possible house fire at 4006 Ivy Avenue; a neighbor advised that they did not believe anyone was home, but did believe there was a small dog inside…… MORE
Friday evening at approximately 10:34 pm, Knox County Communications District received a call that their neighbor’s house was on fire at 3116 Rector Street. Upon arrival, the first due engine company saw heavy smoke with fire coming from the basement. The crew was able to enter the house and start firefighting operations. After a thorough…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) No one is injured but a home suffers significant damage following a house fire late Monday morning. Knoxville Fire Department crews responded to the home in the 5500 block of Jacksboro Pike around 10:30 a.m. to find flames coming from the downstairs windows of the house. KFD reported crews encountered a heavy…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) One person is dead after a house fire early this morning on Pilleaux Drive in North Knoxville. Knoxville Fire Department officials say the call came in around 6:00 a.m. They say responding firefighters had to cut a hole in the floor of the home to gain access to the fire which was…… MORE
An alert neighbor calls the Knoxville Fire department and helps keep an apartment fire from spreading. KFD received the call Saturday for a porch on fire at the Addison at Sutherland. The neighbor also alerted the person inside about the fire. Thanks to the quick actions of the neighbor, the fire was quickly brought under…… MORE
The cause of a fire, that injures two, at the Amherst Ridge Mobile Home Park is determined to have been caused by unattended cooking, which is the leading factor contributing to cooking fires and casualties according to the National Fire Protection Association. The Knoxville Fire Department was called to Saturday’s fire in the 2600 Miss…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A bowling alley on Western Avenue is closed following a fire Wednesday afternoon. Knoxville Fire Department crews were called to the Strike and Spare in the 5700 block of Western Avenue shortly after noon; they found heavy smoke coming from the building’s roof. Upon entering the building, KFD says crews discovered that…… MORE
