A man is dead following a house fire on Crowder Road in Madisonville on Monday afternoon. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office says the fire was reported around 4:00pm, and multiple fire departments responded.

After the fire was put out, crews discovered the body of an adult male. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Bomb and Arson Division is investigating the case.

As first responders were leaving the scene, a Monroe County detective was involved in a two-vehicle crash on U.S. 411, the sheriff's office says. The detective was taken to UT Medical Center for evaluation.

The condition of the other driver has not been released.

The Madisonville Police Department is investigating the crash.

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