Rocky Top, TN- An adult and child were killed in an overnight house fire in Anderson County.

The Rocky Top Fire Department responded around 11:30 PM to a mutual aid request from the Medford Volunteer Fire Department as they battled a residential fire on Ponderosa Lane. After the fire was contained, firefighters say they found the bodies of two people inside.

Officials stated that the victims were an adult and a child, but have not released their ages, genders, or any other identifying information.

TBI confirmed the adult who died went back into the house to try to save the child but both died in the house.

Investigators with the TBI were taking over the investigation.