Sharon, Tenn.–A couple barely escaped with their lives at a house fire early Wednesday morning in Sharon.
The Sharon Volunteer Fire Department was called to the fire at 216 W. Main Street at 12:30 a.m. Wednesday and officials said the people living in the house were lucky to be alive. According to fire officials, the couple was awakened by heavy smoke and fire coming into the room in which they slept.
Their home was destroyed. Mutual aid was provided by the Martin, Greenfield and Sidonia Fire Departments and they remained on the scene until 5 a.m.
Sharon VFD photo.