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Chattanooga, Tenn. -- Two women were seriously injured in separate house fires within the past two weeks in Lookout Valley. Both were pulled from their burning homes by firefighters and neighbors, and then transported to burn centers in Austell, Georgia and Nashville.

Chattanooga, TN -- MDA Ambassador Luke Dotson, his older sister Lily and his mother Wendy got to have some fun this morning when they gave the signal that started Chattanooga fire companies off on their fundraising drive today for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). Luke has a form of muscular dystrophy and he said he truly appreciates what the firefighters are trying to do for him and many other children afflicted by these terrible muscle diseases.

Who: Chattanooga Fire Department, Chattanooga Fire Fighters Association, Local 820 and MDA representatives & families

What: Kick-off event for MDA Fill the Boot Fundraiser

When: Thursday, September 28, 2017, 9:45 a.m.

Where: Fire Station 1, 218 E. Main St.

At 9:31 a.m. today, a single engine company was dispatched to 4711 Brainerd Road to the Delta Express gas station on a reported brush fire. Quint 13 arrived on scene, established command, and found a large pile of dirt under an awning that was smoking and flaring up. Command made contact with PM Environmental personnel on scene that had been replacing underground fuel lines at the gas station. The pile of dirt was saturated with gasoline and had ignited from an unknown ignition source.

Who: Chattanooga Fire Department, Chattanooga Fire Fighters Association, Local 820 and MDA representatives & families

What: Kick-off event for MDA Fill the Boot Fundraiser

When: Thursday, September 28, 2017, 9:45 a.m.

Where: Fire Station 1, 218 E. Main St.

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