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Crews battle fire during tornado warning in Lafayette County

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Firefighters in Lafayette County battled a massive house fire during a tornado warning in the area last week.

The Lafayette County Fire Department said a home on Country Road 251 was fully engulfed when crews arrived before 9 p.m. Friday.


Fire officials said the fire spread to a nearby shed, which was filled with lumber.

No one was home at the time and no injuries were reported.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.