Crime & Safety

Priest Lake Blaze Injures Firefighter

A Nashville firefighter was hospitalized after battling a house fire near Percy Priest Lake.

NASHVILLE, TN β€” A Nashville Fire Department firefighter was hospitalized after battling a blaze at a home near Percy Priest Lake early Tuesday morning.

No one was inside the home on Timber Ridge Drive when it caught fire. Half of the house was destroyed.

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The firefighter was taken to the hospital after he experienced problems with his breathing mask. He is expected to fully recover.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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