The apartment fire at 2957 Mountain Creek Road caused an estimated damage is $150,00 (Photo: CFD)

The Chattanooga Fire Department says two fires broke out on mountain Creek Road Saturday morning.

The first happened shortly after 9 a.m. when a home caught on fire at 2957 Mountain Creek Road.





Firefighters arrived at the scene to find the garage fully engulfed and the fire was quickly spreading to the house.

The home is considered a total loss and the estimated damage is $150,00.





Three adults and two children were displaced, but no one was injured. All residents were home when the fire started.

Jim Meginley - owns the house - and rented it to the family of five.

"Right now the family is pretty traumatized," said Jim Meginley.

Josh Wright was visiting friends next door when it broke out.

"I heard screaming outside," said Josh Wright. "People stopping their cars in the middle of the road. It sounded like an apocalypse. And then I came outside and felt the heat on the porch from the house next door."

Wright made a GoFundMe page to help the family, who did not have renter's insurance.

"These people literally lost years of their lives in minutes," said Wright. "These people lost valuable that they're not able to get back. It's not just about money or belongings. But these are memories - and they're gone forever."

While firefighters were on scene for the first fire, a large brush fire across the street behind apartment complexes broke out.

Once the house fire was under control, firefighters carried rakes, chainsaws, and hose lines over to protect nearby structures.

The CFD is still working to contain the brush fire but no structures are in danger.



