The Chattanooga Fire Department extinguished a fire at a duplex on the 6000 block of Walden Avenue Monday, May 13, 2019. One person was taken to a local hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation. / Photo by Captain Chuck Hartung Chattanooga Fire DepartmentA person has been transported to a local hospital for smoke inhalation after a Chattanooga duplex fire, according to a news release from the Chattanooga Fire Department.
Firefighters arrived on the 6000 block of Walden Avenue around 3:30 p.m. Monday to find smoke showing from the “B” side of the duplex. The fire was contained to the kitchen and the other side of the duplex had no damage, the release states.
Hamilton County Emergency Medical Services, Chattanooga police and Electric Power Board were also at the scene to assist.