The Kingsport Fire Department responded to the blaze at Short Ridge apartments on Short Ridge Place off Ft. Henry Drive near Wal-Mart shortly before 10 a.m. Thursday morning after neighbors reported smoke coming from one of the apartments.
According Kingsport fire officials no one was at home at the time of the blaze and there were no injuries. One dog was rescued from the apartment.
The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Kingsport Fire Department.
See Friday's Kingsport Times News for more details