KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A fire in the Smoky Mountains foothills has destroyed three rental cabins and scorched a fourth one.
WVLT-TV in Knoxville reports the fire broke out near the Sevier County-Jefferson County line late Thursday night.
Sevier County Fire Chief Matt Henderson said when his firefighters got there, three cabins were engulfed and brush was burning, threatening another cabin.
The station reported fire officials believe the fire began in one of the structures.
Nine volunteer fire departments helped fight the fire and kept it from progressing up a hill.