NORFOLK, Va. — Eight people and five pets are displaced after a fire at two-story townhouse in Norfolk.
Around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Norfolk Fire-Rescue responded to the 6500 block of Pasteur Court and found a fire on the first floor of the townhouse complex, according to Norfolk Fire-Rescue.
Arriving crews found two people at a window on the second floor, according to Norfolk Fire-Rescue. One person at the window jumped before fire crews rescued them. The other person was rescued.
The person who jumped from the window was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to Norfolk Fire-Rescue. Crews also rescued one dog.
Norfolk Fire-Rescue said that the fire was under control at 8:48 p.m.
On Thursday, Norfolk Fire-Rescue provided an update, stating that four adults, four children and five pets were displaced as a result of the fire. They also determined that the fire was caused by an unattended candle, and ruled the fire as accidental.
