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1 child, 3 adults displaced after Suffolk house fire

Posted at 7:53 PM, Apr 03, 2019
and last updated 2019-04-04 16:39:19-04

SUFFOLK, Va. – Suffolk Fire & Rescue responded Wednesday night to a fire at a home in the Governor’s Pointe neighborhood of Suffolk.

According to a release by the department, the call came in at 7:18 p.m. Crews were on-scene by 7:26 p.m.

Officials say there was a car on fire inside the two-story home’s attached garage. Crews were able to contain the fire to the garage, but the residence sustained smoke damage, leaving a family of four displaced.

There were no injuries reported, and the fire was called under control at 8:03 p.m.

The Red Cross responded to assist the four people who were displaced, and the fire remains under investigation by the Fire Marshal’s Office.

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