• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
The Leader

The Leader

Tipton County's Newspaper since 1886

  • Home
  • News
    • All
    • Business
    • Churches
    • Courts
    • Education
    • Election 2024
    • Events
    • Local Government
    • Local Politics
    • Military
    • Public Records
    • Public Safety
  • Sports
    • All
    • Baseball
    • Basketball
    • Cross Country
    • Fishing
    • Football
    • Golf
    • Soccer
    • Softball
    • Volleyball
    • Wrestling
  • E-Editions
  • Public Notices
  • Subscribe
  • About
  • Contact Us
    • Submit News
    • Advertise With Us
  • Where to Buy

Firefighters battle Atoka train blaze

By Echo Day on October 7, 2019

[ux_slider slide_width=”800px”]

[ux_image id=”1832″ width=”58″ lightbox=”true”]

[ux_image id=”1830″]

[ux_image id=”1831″]

[ux_image id=”1829″]

[ux_image id=”1828″]

[ux_image id=”1827″]

[/ux_slider]

ATOKA – Several South Tipton fire departments battled a fire on a Canadian National Railway diesel engine Sunday night.

According to Atoka Fire Chief Henry Posey, firefighters were dispatched to the railroad tracks just south of Faulker Road at approximately 9 p.m.

“We fought it for three hours in a torrential downpour for the most part,” he said.

Atoka received mutual aid from Munford, Brighton and Three Star fire departments, Tipton County Fire Chief Jon Piercey and Gilt Edge Fire Chief Brandon Fletcher.

Atoka police officers, deputies and an ambulance from MedicOne were also on scene.

The cause of the fire is still undetermined, Posey said.

Related Articles:

Town of BrightonBrighton receives $244,873 grant for drainage improvements Covington’s Ethan Whitley, Brighton’s Dalton Rushing have excelled at college level Bass AvenueMatthew Bogenschneider arrested in Munford homicide Chris David pulls 80-pound flathead catfish out of the Hatchie River

Posted Under: News

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Search

Featured News

Covington, Brighton, Munford, Rosemark football teams prepare for season, scrimmages

July 9, 2025 By Jeff Ireland

With the TSSAA dead … [Continue Reading...] about Covington, Brighton, Munford, Rosemark football teams prepare for season, scrimmages

Tipton County to host two Independence Day celebrations

June 28, 2025 By Echo Day

Independence Day … [Continue Reading...] about Tipton County to host two Independence Day celebrations

Brighton alderman/constable charged with child abuse

June 20, 2025 By Echo Day

A Brighton alderman … [Continue Reading...] about Brighton alderman/constable charged with child abuse

What’s happening this weekend: June 20-22, 2025

June 20, 2025 By Echo Day

Summer has … [Continue Reading...] about What’s happening this weekend: June 20-22, 2025

Tags

auvic white black history braxton sharp brighton baseball brighton basketball brighton football brighton high school city of covington City of Munford coronavirus covid-19 covington Covington Baseball covington basketball Covington football covington high school covington police covington police station Election 2020 events homicide J.R. Kirby Jalen Fayne Jamarion Dowell jeff huffman john edwards Jordan Bell JR Kirby munford baseball Munford basketball munford football munford high school murder ronnie gorton sex crimes shooting Slade Calhoun tcso Tipton-Rosemark Academy Tipton County Museum tipton county schools tipton county sheriff's office town of atoka town of mason TRA basketball

Footer

The Leader is a weekly newspaper, published on Thursdays, serving Tipton County, Tenn. since 1886.

Contact us: news@covingtonleader.com

Editor’s Choice

Here’s how Home Depot and a team of volunteers helped make over CIAA

December 5, 2019 By Echo Day

Black History Month: Mason’s John W. Boyd went from slavery to the statehouse

February 7, 2020 By The Leader

Search

Copyright © 2025 · The Leader | Legacy Media · Log in