MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WKRN) — First responders shared some advice for how to handle a shed fire after a Murfreesboro resident tried to extinguish one Sunday morning.
According to the Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) , crews were dispatched around 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 5 to a shed fire beside a home.
When personnel arrived at the scene, they reportedly found the homeowner attempting to put out the flames. Units said they quickly took control of the scene and extinguished the fire, which kept it from spreading to the nearby residence.
Fire crews respond to multiple structure fires within 48 hours in Rutherford County
Officials said the homeowner was “assessed and transported to the hospital as a precaution,” but no other injuries were reported, and the house wasn’t damaged.
The Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of the blaze…