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2 adults displaced following single-story house fire in Suffolk

Posted at 5:51 PM, Jul 30, 2020
and last updated 2020-07-30 17:51:51-04

SUFFOLK, Va. - Suffolk Fire & Rescue units responded to a residential structure fire in the 3000 block of Woodlawn Drive Thursday morning.

According to the department, dispatch was contacted at 9:21 a.m. and the first crews arrived on scene in the Idlewood neighborhood at 9:28 a.m.

Battalion Chief Demitri Wilson said that fire crews found light smoke showing from an electrical panel in the single-story residence. The fire was out upon arrival, and damage was isolated to the electrical panel in the garage.

The fire was called under control at 10:12 a.m., and no injuries were reported. The home's two adult occupants have been displaced.