The Great Smoky Mountain Journal

Staff, Wire Reports

Posted: Sunday, January 21, 2018 06:36 PM

Electrical Fire Displaces 16 Residents In Downtown Knoxville Apartment Complex

 An electrical fire is to blame for displacing 16 residents from an apartment complex near downtown Knoxville.

Firefighters say it happened Sunday night at about 10:15 on Tacoma Drive.

Firefighters didn't find visible flames, but did find fire between the walls of two units near the water heaters. The residents were evacuated and the power was disconnected for safety reasons.

No one was hurt.