A Greene County man escaped his burning mobile home Wednesday evening, saving his life but little else.

Sheriff's Sgt. Nick Milligan said Sammy Ray Crumley, 53, of 205 Ted Weems Road, told officers that he had been sleeping on a couch inside the single-wide mobile home when he awoke about 7:40 p.m. to find the mobile home filled with heavy smoke.

"He said he didn't know whether the smoke alarm or the smoke itself woke him up," Sgt. Milligan said.

A report filed by Sgt. Milligan said that, after awakening, Crumley ran from the burning mobile home and was unable to re-enter it because of heavy smoke and flames.

Crumley's son, Paden, who also resided in the mobile home, was not at home when the fire broke out, according to Sgt. Milligan.

Units of the Baileyton-based United Volunteer Fire Department responded to the fire and put it out, but not before it gutted the interior of the mobile home.

Two pumper trucks and two tankers responded to the fire, with firefighters using the tanker trucks to shuttle water to the scene to extinguish the blaze.

Crumley was unable to remove any of his clothing or other belongings from the interior of the mobile home, Sgt. Milligan said.

He noted that Crumley told him the fire was especially tragic because it took place on the day his late father, Raymond Crumley, was buried in the cemetery at the nearby Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church.

Raymond Crumley, 85, who formerly resided in the mobile home, had died Sunday at Takoma Regional Hospital, according to his obituary.

Neighbors said the mobile home was located on the site of the late Raymond Crumley's home, which also burned in the early 1990s.

Sgt. Milligan's report listed the value of the mobile home at $50,000.

The report did not list a possible cause for the fire.

Also responding to the fire were employees of the Greeneville Light & Power System, a Greene County-Greeneville Emergency Medical Services ambulance, and a disaster services unit from the Greene County Chapter of the American Red Cross.