Disasters · Woodmire Road fireWoodmire Road fire: Two homes destroyed, at least two families displacedAired October 26, 2026 at 5:47 AM UTCWritten October 26, 2026 at 5:52 AM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:07A shed fire destroyed two homes on Woodmire Road.0:09Families have lost shelter in cars, and a firefighter has been taken to a hospital.0:13Fire officials still don't know what started the blaze, and the family's overnight0:17housing is unclear.0:18High winds spread the fire from a shed to three homes near the Shelby, Fayette0:22County line.0:23The fire broke out Sunday afternoon, October twenty five, in the Arlington area of0:27Tennessee.0:28Crews found flames coming from the shed when they arrived.0:30Two homes were destroyed, and one additional home was damaged.0:34Authorities say about twelve cars were also destroyed.0:36At least two families were without home Sunday night, facing the immediate need for0:40somewhere to stay and clothing to replace what they'd lost.0:43First responders worked for hours to put out the fire.0:45Black smoke was visible from miles away.0:47Wind carried the flames between properties, but officials still haven't determined0:51what ignited the fire in the shed.0:59Fayette County Fire Chief Rich Hartfield warned that trailer homes can cave in on1:03firefighters.1:04He described the dangers crews face fighting those fires as different from the1:08hazards in other houses.1:09One firefighter was taken to a hospital with a suspected heat illness.1:13Hartfield said.1:14He said the firefighter was expected to recover.1:16That was the medical update Sunday night.1:17There hasn't been word of the firefighter's later condition.1:20Neighbor Shelia Biggs had lost her own home to an electrical fire the previous1:23December.1:24She'd lived in the area for more than fifty years and knew what it meant to lose her1:27belongings.1:28I lost everything.1:29Everything, she said.1:31I came out with all my clothes on my back except my shoes.1:34Biggs was helping her neighbors Sunday evening.1:36She checked whether people were alright, shared information, and helped track down1:40donated clothes.1:41She also pointed families toward the Red Cross, though their overnight accommodation1:45arrangements were still unclear.1:47You gotta have something on your back, Biggs said.1:49People had helped her after her own fire, and she wanted to do the same for the1:53families who had just lost their homes.Explore with HeyDexFollow via RSSThe shortThe short ↗
