It was a sound that probably saved their lives. Around 1-15, the police officer noticed smoke coming out of a house on Chestnut Street. He knocked on the door. But when he did not get a response, the officer kicked in the door. It woke up the 5 residents inside, and they made it out safely.
Authorities say the fire did extensive damage to the house.
The cause of the fire is still unknown. A thunderstorm is the likely cause of a forest fire that's burned more than 80 acres just off the Blue Ridge Parkway. Efforts to fight the fire will continue today. The blaze is burning near the Marble Spring area of northwest Bedford County, in the Jefferson National Forest. It was detected Saturday after a thunderstorm rolled through the area.