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Brentwood Fire and Rescue Department

A Brentwood woman was killed and a man was "critically injured" in a Tuesday night house fire. 

The Brentwood Fire and Rescue Department identified the woman as 69-year-old Kyong S. Sylvest, saying in a news release that the accidental fire started in the kitchen.

BFR did not identify the injured man, who they said is a resident of the Bridlewood Lane home, and remains hospitalized at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Emergency crews responded to the scene just after 10:30 p.m. on Jan. 31 where they met “heavy smoke and flames.”

“The fire had obviously been burning for an extended period prior to being reported,” BFRD Fire Marshal Jeff Pender said. 

“Almost immediately, a female resident was discovered near the front door and quickly removed through the efforts of BFRD crews and a BPD officer,” the news release reads.

Two first responders were injured in the blaze and transported to Williamson Medical Center, a Brentwood Police Department officer who was treated for smoke inhalation and a BFRD officer who was treated for a burn to his hand.

A second firefighter had a “minor ankle injury.”