In a recent update, Lawrence County Fire and Rescue authorities have provided new details regarding the tragic fire incident that occurred last Thursday. According to an official statement released by fire investigators, the possibility of a lightning strike causing the fire cannot be ruled out. Various pieces of evidence collected at the scene, witness testimonies, and data on lightning strikes in the vicinity prior to the fire all point towards this potential cause.
Interestingly, dispatch recordings did not capture any signals from working smoke alarms, and the initial firefighters who arrived at the scene reported not hearing any alarms going off. This lack of early detection may have contributed to the severity of the blaze. The fire, which claimed the lives of Jackson Lee Wissner, 7, Elizabeth Paige Brown, 18 and pregnant, and Travis Lee Wissner, 28, has been officially deemed accidental, with a lightning strike being the most likely cause.
In response to the incident, both the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) were called in to provide assistance with the ongoing fire investigation. The collaborative efforts of these agencies aim to shed further light on the circumstances surrounding this devastating event and provide closure to the affected families and community members.