Firefighters investigating building fire at construction site

10:01 AM, Jun 10, 2012   |    comments
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The Knoxville Fire Department says they are investigating a fire that broke at a building still under construction on UT's campus.

Dispatchers received a call around 9:30 p.m. from a witness who reported seeing flames on the roof of a building on the corner of Volunteer Blvd. and Pat Head Summitt St.

Crews responding found a wheelbarrow containing hot tar engulfed in flames. The fire had caught a temporary wooden rail on fire.

Firefighters were able to quickly get the fire under control. They say it appears to be accidental. No injuries were reported.