Chattanooga, TN - No injuries were reported in connection with a small fire Tuesday morning in the TVA Office Complex in downtown Chattanooga, in a building leased by Cigna.
The fire started shortly after 7:00am. Mike Pullen, an operations manager at TVA, said the fire alarm system indicated the fire was in a hallway on the 4th floor. When he got to that location, he located the fire in the vicinity of some paper files and successfully used a portable fire extinguisher to put out the flames.
Several fire companies responded to the scene, but their services were not needed. No injuries were reported and damage from the fire was minimal.
As a precaution, the building was evacuated for a short period of time, which reportedly involved several hundred employees. Captain James Whitmire with the Fire Investigation Division said the fire appears to have been deliberately set. The investigation will continue. |
