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Cookeville Fire Department responded to a second structure fire on Tuesday around 6 p.m.
Lieutenant Zachary Womack said the fire was at a residence located on North Dixie Avenue north of Tennessee Tech’s campus. After arriving on the scene and seeing visible smoke and flames, Womack said they determined the fire was coming from the basement area of the abandoned home. The source of the fire is still unknown.
“It is under investigation,” Womack said. “It’s a house known to have squatters in it. So not really until we’re able to get in there in the daylight and talk with the property owners, it’s undetermined right now.”
Womack said they were able to put out the fire in about 15 minutes and remained on location for about an hour to make sure the fire was out. He said the structure suffered only minor damage, as most of what caught on fire was content and able to be put out quickly.
Womack said there were no injuries.
