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No injuries reported after commercial fire in Chesapeake

CH 1500 16th Street house fire (December 24)
CH 1500 16th Street house fire (December 24)
CH 1500 16th Street house fire (December 24)
CH 1500 16th Street house fire (December 24)
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Posted at 9:34 PM, Dec 24, 2020
and last updated 2020-12-24 21:34:53-05

CHESAPEAKE, Va. - Firefighters with the Chesapeake Fire Department responded to a fire in the South Norfolk section of the city on Christmas Eve.

Dispatchers received a call for a commercial structure fire in the 1500 block of 16th Street around 5:31 p.m. Thursday. The first crews arrived on scene about six minutes later to find heavy fire coming from the building.

The fire was brought under control at 6:14 p.m.

Firefighters from Norfolk provided assistance with two engines, a ladder and a battalion chief.

No one was hurt during this incident.

Officials did not name the business.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

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