Late Night Fire Destroys Two Story Home on Sparta Highway (VIEW VIDEO)

A late night fire Tuesday destroyed the two story residence of Doyle Hendrix at 1492 Sparta Highway.
911 received the call at 11:25 p.m.
County Fire Chief Donny Green told WJLE that the fire was well underway by the time it was reported and the home could not be saved. A pickup truck near the residence was also destroyed in the blaze. The cause of the fire is undetermined.
Members of the Midway, Short Mountain Highway, Cookeville Highway, and Main Stations of the DeKalb County Volunteer Fire Department responded along with the tanker truck and manpower from other county fire stations.
The fire rekindled at 4:36 a.m. and the Midway station returned to the scene.
No one was at home at the time of the fire and no one was injured.
(VIDEO BELOW COURTESY OF SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT)