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March, 2006

Reported Fatalities for Month:

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Fire Damages House on Cannon Ave. - Chattanooga 3-31-2006 The Chattanoogan
Sprinkler Saves Apartment Near MTSU - Murfreesboro 3-29-2006 Daily News Journal
Restaurant Fire Under Investigation - Cornersville 3-29-2006 Marshall Co. Tribune
Warehouse Damaged in Fire - Knoxville 3-28-2006 Volunteer TV
High Costs Delay Second Fire Station - Springfield 3-29-2006 Robertson Co. Times
†Deadly Fire Claims One - Gatlinburg 3-28-2006 WATE
Fire Damages Tobacco Store - Nashville 3-28-2006 NewsChannel 5
LJS Restaurant Damaged in Fire - Knoxville 3-28-2006 Volunteer TV
Fire at Fed-Ex Forum Evacuates 12,000 - Memphis 3-27-2006 WMCTV
Fire Leaves Family Homeless - Goodlettsville 3-27-2006 NewsChannel 5
Lava Lamp Accident Causes Blaze - Chattanooga 3-26-2006 The Chattanoogan
Blaze Strikes Abandoned Motel - Chattanooga 3-26-2006 The Chattanoogan
Family Loses Home to Fire - Nashville 3-26-2006 NewsChannel 5
Board OKs Purchase of Ladder Truck - Dyersburg 3-24-2006 State Gazette
Fire Forces Man to Jump from Window - Nashville 3-24-2006 NewsChannel 5
City Forms Dive Rescue Team - Hendersonville 3-24-2006 Hendersonville Star
City Seeking New Fire Chief - Spring Hill 3-23-2006 The Tennessean
New Fire Trucks Could Raise Taxes - Anderson County 3-22-2006 Volunteer TV
Extensive Fire Damage to House on Morgan Ave. - Chattanooga 3-20-2006 The Chattanoogan
Memphis examines recent fire fatalities - plenty of talk about smoke alarms, but no mention of sprinklers...
Deadly Trend: House Fires - Memphis 3-20-2006 ABC 24
Five Fire Deaths in Less Than A Week - Memphis 3-20-2006 WREG
Smoke alarms are cheap, lives are not - Memphis 3-20-2006 WMCTV
†Two People Killed in House Fire - Memphis 3-19-2006 ABC 24
Firefighters Battle Commercial Blaze - Chattanooga 3-17-2006 The Chattanoogan
Vacant House Burned in Suspicious Blaze - Chattanooga 3-16-2006 The Chattanoogan
Large Fire Shuts Down Boulevard - Memphis 3-15-2006 WMCTV
Fire Destroys Auto Salvage Shop - Portland 3-15-2006 The Tennessean
†Deadly Fire Kills Three - Memphis

More: Deadly Overnight Apartment Fire - Memphis

More: 3 Dead, 4 FF Injured in Apartment Fire - Memphis

 3-14-2006 WREG

WMCTV

ABC 24
Most Nursing Homes Now Have Sprinklers - Nashville 3-14-2006 WSMV
Firefighter Injured in Blaze - Memphis 3-14-2006 ABC 24
Get Smoke Alarm, Officials Urge - Chattanooga  GET SPRINKLERS! 3-14-2006 The Tennessean
Fire Takes Financial, Emotional Toll - Gibson County 3-14-2006 The Jackson Sun
†9 Killed in Evensville Fire - Rhea County

More: Nine Dead in Rhea County Fire - Rhea County

More: Lone Survivor Describes Fire - Rhea County

More: Family Mourns Loved Ones Lost - Rhea County

 3-11-2006

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3-12-2006

3-12-2006

 The Chattanoogan

WBIR

WATE

News Channel 9
House Catches Fire on Anderson Avenue - Chattanooga 3-11-2006 The Chattanoogan
Landmark Destroyed by Fire - Cookeville 3-10-2006 NewsChannel 5
Lightning, Fire Destroys Church - Yorkville 3-10-2006 The Jackson Sun
Marina, Boats Destroyed in Fire - Hendersonville 3-9-2006 The Tennessean
†Two Killed in House Fire - Sevierville

More: Two Dead in House Fire - Sevierville

More: Deadly Fire Ruled Accidental - Sevierville

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3-8-2006

3-9-2006

 WATE

Volunteer TV

WATE
Several Homeless After Apartment Fire - Memphis 3-8-2006 ABC 24
†Remains Found in House Fire - Mooresville 3-8-2006 Marshall Co. Tribune
Commissioner's Home Damaged by Fire - Montgomery County 3-8-2006

The Leaf-Chronicle

Firefighters Battle Home, Steakhouse Fires - Chattanooga 3-8-2006 The Chattanoogan
Church Destroyed by Flames - Fayette County 3-7-2006 ABC 24
6 Homes Destroyed in Apartment Blaze - Nashville 3-7-2006 NewsChannel 5
Fire Strikes Family Twice - Chattanooga 3-6-2006 The Chattanoogan
Sprinklers Save Two Businesses - Franklin 3-6-2006 FTT
Fire Destroys Chattanooga Home - Chattanooga 3-6-2006 The Chattanoogan
Strip Mall Fire Blocks Main Road - Nashville 3-6-2006 NewsChannel 5
House Fire on Shannon Avenue - Chattanooga 3-5-2006 News Channel 9
Forestry Truck Burned by Wildfires - Anderson County 3-5-2006 WATE
Knoxville Chief Retires - Knoxville 3-4-2006

WBIR
Fire Burns Unnoticed Inside Building - Nashville 3-4-2006 NewsChannel 5
Chemical Drying Unit Catches Fire - Lewisburg 3-3-2006 Marshall Co. Tribune
Brother, Sister Saved from Burning Home - Memphis 3-2-2006 WREG
Overnight Fire at Apartment Building - Memphis 3-1-2006 WMCTV
Sprinkler Deadline Looms - Nashville 3-1-2006 The Tennessean
Electric Blanket Sparks Home Fire - Nashville 3-1-2006 NewsChannel 5
Fire Strikes Home in Chapel Hill - Chapel Hill 3-1-2006 Marshall Co. Tribune
Home Burns on Sale Creek Mountain - Hamilton County 3-1-2006 The Chattanoogan
County Needs Fire Marshal - Cheatham County 3-1-2006 Ashland City Times
     
 
 

 

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