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2 people displaced following early morning Portsmouth fire

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PORTSMOUTH, Va. – An adult and a child are without a home after a fire at their Churchland Boulevard residence Monday morning.

According to the Portsmouth Fire Department, the call came in at 12:03 a.m. for the fire. When crews responded to the residence in the 6000 block of Churchland Boulevard, they found a small kitchen fire.

The fire was under control and extinguished nine minutes later.

No injuries were reported, and the fire is currently under investigation by the fire marshal’s office.

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