December 2, 2018
By: Dwayne Page
A Sunday morning fire destroyed the residence of Donald Nelson at 1224 Jimmy Malone Road at Liberty.
Central dispatch received the call at around 7:30 a.m.
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Members of the Liberty, Main Station, Cookeville Highway stations, and the tanker truck of the DeKalb County Volunteer Fire Department responded but could not save the structure. No one was injured.
The cause of the fire is undetermined but apparently started from the upstairs level of the home.
According to County Fire Chief Donny Green Nelson’s wife was home at the time when a smoke alarm sounded from upstairs. She also heard popping and cracking noises coming from there. When the woman stepped outside, she saw smoke coming from the upstairs.
In the meantime, her husband, who had gone hunting near the home, was alerted by an alarm sent to his cell phone. Mr. Nelson returned home and saw the fire and smoke. 911 was contacted and firefighters responded along with DeKalb EMS and the Sheriff’s Department.
All the families’ belongings in the home were lost in the blaze.