01/31/2024
Praying for our neighbors at Creekside🙏🏼
UPDATED: Beloved Local Eatery Consumed by Fire
Update from the TBI:
TBI special agents are working alongside the Campbell County Sheriff’s Office to investigate a fire that occurred Wednesday morning in the 1000 block of Stinking Creek Road in LaFollette.
One person was found deceased inside the structure. At this time, the investigation into the cause of the fire remains active and ongoing.
According to Sheriff Barton, the body has been sent for an autopsy.
This morning, shortly after 8 AM, a call came in that Creekside Market located at 1023 Stinking Creek Road, LaFollette was on fire. The Campbell County Rural Fire Service was dispatched to the scene. They were joined by the Caryville and White Oak Volunteer Fire Departments. The structure was fully engulfed in flame and looks to be a complete loss.
According to Campbell County Sheriff, Wayne Barton, the sheriff’s department requested the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation to investigate and they are on scene now along with two deputies from the Campbell County Sheriffs department.
More on this story as it develops.