The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and local authorities have not yet identified the victim of a fatal fire Tuesday at a local campground, but foul play is not suspected.
The fire was reported a little after 5 p.m. CDT Tuesday at Tennessee Hills Campground off U.S. Highway 41 between Manchester and Beachgrove in Coffee County, according to Manchester Fire and Rescue Chief George Chambers.
“It was a small fire in a motorhome, and EMS and North Coffee [Volunteer Fire Department] responded and EMS was doing CPR on him but he succumbed to his injuries,” Chambers said.
A two-hour preliminary death investigation was started immediately and the TBI arson investigators were notified of the fire fatality, he said.
“The TBI investigated the fire yesterday,” Chambers said, but so far no findings have been released, he added.