KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Crews responded to calls about a fire at a West Knoxville apartment fire Thursday and had to use a ladder truck to contain it.
The Knoxville Fire Department said it received a call about the fire at around 5:33 p.m. It was at 2415 Piedmont Street in West Knoxville, and when crews arrived they immediately started trying to put out the fire from inside the building.
However, a release said the fire was too intense and the firefighters were pushed outside. Instead, they used a ladder truck to put water on the fire and get it under control. Then, crews were able to enter the building again and extinguish it…