Sunday, May 3, 2015

Local Fighter Dies After Tree Accident


Article by David Lear, Reporter. 
File Photo by TennesseeGazette.com
Posted on May 3, 2015

Madison County, TN-- A local firefighter has died from injuries he sustained when a tree fell on him. Madison County Fire Department had responded to a vehicle fire on Highway 18 on Sunday.
At some point during the call a tree broke and fell on firefighter Chris Blankenship. Blankenship was transported to Jackson-Madison County General Hospital, where he later died from his injuries. Blankenship had been a member of the Madison County Fire Department for 10 years.

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