PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A dog was rescued from a burning boat early Saturday morning along the Portsmouth waterfront.
Portsmouth Fire Rescue & Emergency Services said crews responded around 6:20 a.m. to the 400 block of Water Street for reports of a fire on a steel-hulled vessel about 50 feet long. This is right along the Renaissance Portsmouth-Norfolk Waterfront Hotel.
Smoke was showing when firefighters arrived, and officials declared a working fire.
Fire crews launched an aggressive attack to contain the flames. Mutual aid was requested from Norfolk Fire-Rescue for fireboats and from Chesapeake Fire Department for a foam unit. The U.S. Coast Guard and the Virginia Port Authority Maritime Incident Response Team also assisted on scene.
No occupants were aboard the vessel at the time, officials said. Firefighters located one dog inside the cabin, pulled it to safety and treated it at the scene.
The scene remained active Saturday morning as crews continued their response.
