Fatal House Fire on Wilcox Boulevard

A fatal house fire in Chattanooga Sunday morning required Chattanooga Fire Department to control the flames for hours.

In chattanooga this morning required chattanooga fire department to control the flames for hours.

News 12's winston reed was there on wilcox boulevard to uncover the latest on this tragic incident.

Chattanooga fire crews battled the flames of a house fire on wilcox boulevard sunday morning.

Officials believe that the fire started near the back of the house.

'we did have a working fire with entrapment -possible entrapment and so therefore we brought in extra companies to cover what needed to be handled on the scene."

Captain chris fryar of chattanooga fire says unfortunately one person died from the blaze.

The agency says that the victim was located in the bedroom.

"we can confirm that there is one victim inside the structure.

We just want to send our thoughts and condolences to the family of the victims from what's happened here today and the red cross has stepped in to assist with that as well."

Chattanooga fire confirmed that one person and two dogs did make it out the home safely.

Although the fire was eventually under control, captain fryar says the condition of the home delayed fire crews.

"we still have some hotspots that we were unable to get to."

Standup: the structure of the house is considered so dangerous that fire crews were unable to enter.

Public works is on scene with assistance.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Reporting in chattanooga winston reed news 12 now.