Suspicious Fire Under Investigation

A fire that destroyed the residence of Marlene Goodwin on Tramel Branch Road near Alexandria Thursday is under investigation by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department and the Tennessee Bomb and Arson Section.
Central dispatch received the call at 12:58 p.m.
County Fire Chief Donny Green said members of the Liberty, Temperance Hall, and Main Stations responded along with a tanker truck. Under a mutual aid agreement, the City of Alexandria Fire Department sent additional manpower to assist the county fire stations at the scene.
Although the home belonged to Goodwin, her daughter had apparently been living there and had either moved out or was in the process of moving. No one was there at the time of the fire. The family reportedly had a lease to own agreement with another person
Chief Green said the cause of the fire has not been determined but because it appeared suspicious, the sheriff’s department was notified, who in turn contacted the Tennessee Bomb and Arson Section.
A member of the Temperance Hall Fire station received medical treatment after he collapsed from being overheated upon returning to the fire hall. He is now okay.