According to Chief Larry Freeman of the Lone Oak Volunteer Fire Department, they received a call at 7:18 for the house fire in the 2900 block of Maryland Street. He said his firefighters, along with Concord Volunteer Fire Department, worked about four hours to put out the blaze. Mercy EMS also responded to the scene.
WKCTC basketball coach Michael Chumbler lives at the home with two other people, but nobody was there at the time.
Freeman said they did find a dog named Chico inside the house, and they worked to revive the dog before taking it to a local veterinarian. He said he spoke to Chumbler on Friday morning, and the dog may be released later in the day.
Freeman said the fire apparently started in a bedroom's window air conditioning unit, and damaged that room and the exterior wall. There is smoke damage throughout the house.
A GoFundMe account has been set up by friends to help Chumbler with expenses. The fundraising page says he has no insurance. At the time of this article, over $5,600 had been raised in about 15 hours. See the link below for more information.
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GoFundMe page for Michael Chumbler fire relief
