(SMYRNA, TN)  Smyrna Fire Department personnel were dispatched to a structure fire in the 100 block of Mitchell Drive around 9:37 Sunday morning (11/14/2021). 

Upon arrival, A-Shift personnel noted heavy smoke and visible flames coming from the structure. 

Firefighters attacked and extinguished the fire, but the entire structure (a duplex) is not inhabitable. 

Ten residents were present at the time of the fire and all made it out safely. 

Smyrna Chief Bill Culbertson said, “Personnel did an excellent job of containing the fire and working with community resources to assist the families moving forward.  We are grateful the occupants escaped unharmed.”

Investigators from the Smyrna Fire Department are determining what caused the blaze.

The American Red Cross is assisting the families.

Photos by Smyrna Fire Department