We have an update on the tragic fire that occurred Monday morning around 8:30am on Blue Creek Road in Tullahoma inside Franklin County.
When authorities arrived, deputies say bystanders helped pull three children from the home. Tragically 4-year-old Sophie Burks died from her injuries after being taken to Southern Tennessee Regional Healthcare in Winchester.
The two others are 1-year-old Landon Burks and 6-month-old Leah Tigue. They were flown to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville where they remain in the burn unit.
A spokesperson for Vanderbilt stated Tuesday that Landon was in critical condition while Leah is in stable condition in the Monroe Carell Children’s Hospital.
There is an ongoing investigation into the fire by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office in conjunction with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and state bomb and arson investigators.

Coffee County Schools has a graduation rate topping 91 percent, an average composite ACT score of 19.1 and spends $9,230 per student which is a little over $200 less than the state average per student, according to information released yesterday as part of the annual Tennessee Report Card.
The state average ACT score is 19.9 and the graduation rate is 88.5 percent.
Students received their best scores in Coffee County in Biology 1 with 45.8% on track of proficient and 13.2% mastering the subject.
Students in high school did take end-of-course exams last spring, and as such, the report does include achievement and growth data for those students. However, the accuracy of the data is suspect because the Department of Education announced the tests would not count toward the students’ final grades.
The Tennessee Department of Education and the state Board of Education also established higher score thresholds that students must meet to be considered proficient when taking end-of-course exams.

This past Saturday (December 10) Manchester Police responded to a roll-over accident on Doak Road. The man driving the vehicle, according to three witnesses had left the scene. Timothy Dewayne Sanders age 40 of Hills Chapel Rd Manchester was located the KFC Restaurant on the Hillsboro Highway.
Officer Jamie Norris indicated in the arrest warrant that Sanders had a strong odor of an intoxicant about his person. The warrant says the man had blood shot eyes and slurred speech and the officer said he was unsteady on his feet. Apparently Sanders refused to perform and field sobriety tests nor would he consent for a blood alcohol test. A search warrant was obtained and Sanders was taken to Unity Medical Center for a blood alcohol test.
Sanders was charged with leaving the scene of an accident, failure to report an accident, DUI 3 offense and driving on revoked/suspended license 3rd offense. Bond was set at $17,000 and a court date of Feb. 28, 2017.

$500 million is the latest figure of how much it will cost to repair all of the damage caused by the Smoky Mountain wildfires.
Sevier County officials held a news conference on Tuesday and reported the fires have been 100 percent contained.
The focus has now completely shifted to rebuilding efforts.
The wildfires have been devastating, not only to the residents who lost their homes, but also to the families of the 14 people who were killed.
During Tuesday’s news conference, park rangers broke down their response day by day. They say they were fighting a severe drought paired with 87 mph winds, which made for a disastrous time for the firefighters trying to contain them.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Deputy Superintendent Clay Jordan said he believes that no amount of firefighters could have stopped the blaze in such extreme wind conditions.