The Great Smoky Mountain Journal
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Tuesday, January 01, 2019 02:47 PM
Six People Dead In Early Sunday Morning Alcoa Fire
Four adults and two children did not survive the tragedy. Loved ones identified the victims as Raymond Mishoe, his wife, Patty, their daughter, Olivia, her fiance, David Morgan and grandchildren, Aiden and Jaxsen Morgan.
29 firefighters responded to the house in the 800 block of Wright Road around 5:24 a.m. Crews said flames engulfed the property and there were heavy fire conditions.
During a press conference Sunday, fire officials said they rescued and performed CPR on four of the six victims but they later died.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation. More information will be released when it becomes available, the fire department said.
