A Fire In Hawkins County Has Claimed The Life Of A Surgoinsville Man. According To Authorities, 41 Year Old Buddy Horton Was Rescued From A Burning Home On Shanks Gap Road Yesterday Afternoon. He Was Taken To A Kingsport Hospital Where He Later Died. No Other Injuries Were Reported In The Blaze. The Cause Of The Fire Remains Under Investigation. Horton’s Body Has Been Sent To The Quillen College Of Medicine For An Autopsy.