KNOXVILLE – A Knox County Sheriff’s deputy pulled a Powell woman from her home and then used a fire extinguisher to knock down the flames of a kitchen fire there Saturday afternoon, officials said.
Deputy Greg Black was being lauded for his quick work in pulling the woman from her home on Aultom Lane at about 1:50 p.m., according to Rural/Metro Fire Department Battalion Chief Jonathan Rood.
Homeowner Brenda Thompson, no age available, was taken by Rural/Metro ambulance to Physicians Regional Medical Center for treatment.