Chimney fire forces tenant out of house

Monday, December 24, 2007

Newbern firefighters check the roof for flames.
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Residents of a rural Dyersburg home were forced out by smoke after a chimney flue caught fire on Sunday night, firefighters said.

According to Dyer County Sheriff's Department reports, a fire was reported at about 9:15 p.m. at 1380 Fort Hudson Rd. When Newbern Fire Department volunteers arrived, tenant Harold Mallard Jr. had been able to move clothing into a vehicle and muscled a 60-inch big screen television onto the front lawn.

The source of the smoke is thought to have been a fire started in the flue of the wood-burning fireplace in the house.

The wood-frame residence is owned by Calvin Moore Jr.

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Yeah, save the 60"!

-- Posted by Mitchell on Wed, Dec 26, 2007, at 10:56 AM