Fire Guts Living Quarters of Nursery Workers

A fire gutted a residence at 7075 Short Mountain Highway Tuesday afternoon.
County Fire Chief Donny Green says the structure, which is largely underground, served as the living quarters for several workers of Zelenka Nursery . Central dispatch received the call at 2:04 p.m.
Green says the cause of the fire is undetermined but it is believed to have started in a bedroom. No one was inside at the time. The fire was reported after someone saw smoke coming from the residence. Most of the belongings were destroyed in the blaze.
Members of the Short Mountain Highway, Main Station, Blue Springs, and Cookeville Highway Stations all responded along with manpower from other stations. DeKalb EMS and the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department were also on the scene. No one was injured.