A Sumner County family was able to escape their burning home after an early-morning fire.
The incident was reported around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, at a residence on Church Street and North Blakemore Avenue.
Family of 3 got out safe after fire in Gallatin on Church and N. Blakemore St. Home is total loss @NC5 pic.twitter.com/BZ45XN5Mia
— Alexandra Koehn (@NC5_AKoehn) March 29, 2016
The cause of the fire was unknown at this time.
Deputy Fire Chief Tommy Dale said a family of three, including an 11-year-old child, was able to make it out of the burning home.
"Something made some noise, he [the father] woke up and when he got to the door, fire met him at the door and they went out the back of the house," Dale said.
Firefighters were working on extinguishing any lingering hotspots.
The residence was severely damaged in the blaze. The neighboring home was also damaged.
