Franklin Police bodycam footage from overnight fire

Franklin Police Officer Alan Yates assisted the Franklin Fire Department with keeping residents safe during an overnight fire.

According to the Franklin Fire Department, the fire occurred in the Liberty Hills subdivision early Monday morning.

Firefighters responded to the fire just after midnight at a two-story home on Lipton Court.

Yates spotted the blaze while he was at the intersection of Mack Hatcher Parkway and Liberty Pike. He heard a loud noise then observed flames on the rear exterior of the house, which backs up to Liberty Pike.

Franklin Police Officer Alan Yates assisted the Franklin Fire Department with keeping residents safe during an overnight fire.

"I was on my way home going away I don't usually go,” Yates said. I was about to make a right on Mack Hatcher when I looked over to my left and I saw a poof of embers come up from the back of this house. “All the lights were off. Didn't look like anyone was coming out yet. I started banging on the windows announcing myself, 'Franklin police. Your house is on fire. You need to get out.'"

Yates had the fire department dispatched and respond to alert the occupants. He confirmed that the family of four was awake and in the process of evacuating. Everyone in the house was unharmed.

According to Franklin Fire Investigator Will Harris, the fire started on the back deck.

Yates’ actions helped firefighters quickly extinguish the fire and keep residents safe.

"The fire was minutes from spreading into the attic area and into the house where the occupants definitely would have been in danger," said Franklin Fire Captain Michael Henderson. "The police department did an excellent job first of all in discovering the fire and then especially notifying us and allowing us to get out there to get the flames under control. They also assisted us in evacuating the neighbors on each side just to make sure everybody was safe."

Farris said most of the damage was contained to the exterior of the home. However, there was some additional damage in the attic space due to heat and smoke.

The Franklin Fire Department is currently investigating the cause of the fire.

"I'm just glad I was at the right place at the right time to be able to save some people right before the holiday season. That was a difficult time they didn't need I'm guessing at this time of the year," said Officer Yates.
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