A 3rd-alarm fire was been investigated today by the Chattanooga officials. Earlier today the Chattanooga Fire Department urged that all residents on the 3rd Street to The Highland Park Avenue area should lock up their windows and doors due to smoke emanating from multiple apartment fires in the area. The 3rd Street in between Glenwood Parkway and Highland Park Ave, extending South to East Main Street at Highland Park Ave and up to Dodds Avenue were also included in the list. A large blaze was reported at the fire at the old Highland Park Baptist Church.
CFD is on the scene of a 3-alarm fire at the old Highland Park Baptist Church, now part of the Redemption to the Nations campus. Vacant structures. Surrounding streets are closed at this time as crews work this fire. pic.twitter.com/19Lzq1w1Ck
— Chattanooga Fire Department (@ChattFireDept) June 11, 2022
Firefighters have been pulled out of this burning church due to structural concerns about the building. This is for the safety of our crews. pic.twitter.com/iCnHB5I414
— Chattanooga Fire Department (@ChattFireDept) June 11, 2022
Repositioning crews due to possible collapse pic.twitter.com/AmdfPUDLeg
— Chattanooga Fire Department (@ChattFireDept) June 11, 2022
Aerials are going up pic.twitter.com/UTmu6dg5zA
— Chattanooga Fire Department (@ChattFireDept) June 11, 2022
Our mutual aid partners from across the region are filling in at our fire halls as Chattanooga Blue Shift crews work this fire. Active firefighting underway. pic.twitter.com/Dgjp3j0ZjB
— Chattanooga Fire Department (@ChattFireDept) June 11, 2022
Crews are hitting the structure from all sides with water. Again, firefighters are not inside due to safety concerns over the structural integrity of the old, vacant church. pic.twitter.com/98uFdU4PRb
— Chattanooga Fire Department (@ChattFireDept) June 11, 2022
Photos by Lea Carter from the 3-alarm fire scene. 21 of the 26 companies we have are here, more than 100 personnel bc of the size of the building- a three story abandoned church and adjoining structures. Crews are protecting a 4-story building behind the church that’s on fire. pic.twitter.com/7IatTgBSXl
— Chattanooga Fire Department (@ChattFireDept) June 11, 2022
Some hours after fire fighters arrive the scene, Chattanooga Fire Department announced that crews were being pulled away from the structure due to the unstable manner of the fire. At the time of this publication, no injuries have been reported. and the exact status of the fire is not known. A total umber of 21 fire companies and over 100 fire fighter are at the scene of the blaze.
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