Authorities on Saturday were working to contain a Lookout Mountain brush fire that had spread its way to the Incline Railway tracks, according to a news release from the Chattanooga Fire Department.
The fire led to evacuations at the base of Incline Railway, according to the release, and roads were closed from 38th Street to the incline and the area left of the incline, which includes Mr. T’s Pizza and 1885 Grill. By 5 p.m., officials said the incine railway cars were secured by maintenance personnel and the evacuations had been lifted.
Firefighters responded to several 911 calls about a fire in the woods at 6:46 a.m. and had difficulties accessing the fire, requiring the use of brush trucks and utility terrains vehicles.
The fire department then turned the incident over to the National Park Service and Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry, according to the release.
Additional firefighters arrived to assist in the effort to prevent the fire from spreading further down the railway tracks, and residents were told to expect to see helicopters around the scene.