July 14, 2021
By: Dwayne Page
The Bomb and Arson division of the TBI along with the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department were on the scene of a mobile home fire this morning on Dale Ridge Road where a body was found amid the rubble.
Authorities have not released the name of the deceased.
The DeKalb County Volunteer Fire Department was summoned by 911 at 6:08 a.m. reporting a fully involved structure fire at 1383 Dale Ridge Road.. Members of the Liberty, Cookeville Highway, and Main Stations responded along with the Sheriff’s Office and DeKalb EMS.
Upon arrival firefighters found the mobile home fully in flames and learned that someone might still be inside. After extinguishing the blaze, firefighters discovered the remains of a body. TBI was contacted to assist the Sheriff’s Department in the investigation.
The cause of the fire has not been determined.
The body has been sent to the state medical examiner’s office for an autopsy.