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Family of 3 displaced after Chesapeake early morning house fire

Posted at 7:01 AM, Feb 15, 2020
and last updated 2020-02-15 07:42:07-05

CHESAPEAKE, Va. - A Chesapeake family was displaced from their home after an early-Saturday morning house fire in the 1900 block of Lisbon Road.

According to fire officials, the call came in at 6:23 a.m. Saturday for the fire in the Western Branch section of the city. When crews arrived five minutes later, they found smoke coming from the garage of a one-story home.

The fire was called under control at 6:47 a.m., and no injuries were reported. The home's three occupants safely evacuated the home before firefighters arrived, and will be assisted with lodging arrangements.

The fire's cause remains under investigation.

This is a developing story.