What was described as a “spectacular fire” destroyed most of a commercial building near the Jasper exit on Interstate 24 Monday night.
Jasper Volunteer Fire Department Capt. James Durham said a passerby reported the raging fire just before midnight Monday.
Firefighters from Kimball, Sequatchie and Haletown Volunteer Fire departments were called in to assist in battling the blaze.
“It was fully engulfed by the time the fire department was notified,” Durham said. “It had the whole sky lit up.”
Durham said forestry officials brought equipment to cut a fire break to keep the fire from spreading into the nearby woods.