Firefighter's Stolen Truck Sparked TN Wildfire

March 13, 2021
A fire that burned over 400 acres at Holston Mountain started in a pickup truck that was stolen from a local firefighter.

A fire that burned over 400 acres at Holston Mountain in Sullivan County started in a pickup truck that was stolen from a local volunteer firefighter.

Officials told WJHL that they are investigating who set fire to that Toyota Tundra that spread to the woods.

The pickup belong to local firefighter Alex Richards, who was visiting family when the truck was stolen.