House fire displaces Kingsport family

By Kacie Breeding

Published November 5th, 2009 | 3 Comments

Kingsport fire crews knock down a Thursday afternoon blaze that partially destroyed a home on Amy Avenue.

KINGSPORT — A house fire has displaced a Kingsport man and his family.

Members of the Kingsport Fire Department knocked down a blaze at 2304 Amy Ave. early Thursday afternoon.

While they worked, Chris Pritchett watched from the safety of a driveway across the street. Seated on the ground, clutching his Yorkshire terrier, Oliver, tight to his chest, he stared in shock at the remains of his white two-story home.

Pritchett said he was glad the fire hadn’t been at night when he and his three children would have been in bed asleep — the two eldest would have been in upstairs bedrooms. His bedroom, Pritchett said, was right next to the living room where the fire apparently began.

He had gone out for lunch and was in line at Arby’s when he received a call from his alarm company. He raced back home after they told him his smoke alarm was going off and that they had contacted authorities, Pritchett said.

The Red Cross was called to assist Pritchett and his family, his wife Sarah, two teenagers and a 3-year-old.

According to KFD Deputy Chief Chip Adkins, Pritchett said he’d left some candles burning when he went to lunch.

Adkins didn’t know yet if that’s actually what caused the fire, but he advised against ever leaving candles burning unattended.

The house is likely at least a 50 percent loss, he said.

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wow sad but a leason here we have always been told about candles and being left unattened like i said sad situation but atleast no one was hurt or killed all else can be replaced one way or another thinking of the prichetts and the kids and dog.start the fund raiser up at the sunoco up top of hill memorial dr and right near this home bet you will garner some supporters anthony.

THE BIG ONE JOHNSON | 11/6/2009 - 11:39 AM - ( Comment

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we should help these people. i've delivered to this family and they always tip. maybe someone could start a fund so they can recover and try to have a back to normal holiday season.

anthony chewezie | 11/6/2009 - 8:34 AM - ( Comment

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Wow terrible at least no one got hurt...The rest is material and can be replace!!

Dj Chitznit | 11/5/2009 - 3:54 PM - ( Comment

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