Murfreesboro, TN - The 4th of July ended with a late night blaze shortly after 11:00 o'clock at row apartments in the 500 block of North Maple Street. The apartment was a loss, but the bedridden woman who lived there and a dog were evacuated safely by first-responders from Murfresboro Fire-Rescue Department's ladder #6. 

Flames had engulfed the unit when fire-fighters quickly arrived on the scene. Other occupants in the burning home along with those in units on both sides, all made it to safety. 

The Murfreesboro Fire Marshal's office is conducting interviews and gathering evidence to determine what started the blaze. 

Volunteers with the Heart of Tennessee Chapter of the American Red Cross responded to the scene to assist residents. 

WGNS thanks the fire crews with Ladder 1, 2, 4, 6, Engine 3, Rescue 1, 4, Battalion Chiefs 1, and 2, and Safety 1 and 2; along with Rutherford County Emergency Medical Services and Murfreesboro police officers for the outstanding job that they did to save everyone from this late night 4th of July apartment blaze.