VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Virginia Natural Gas is clarifying what started a fire in the parking lot between Fresh Market and Target in the Pembroke area of Virginia Beach Saturday night.
The Virginia Beach Fire Department had said a natural gas leak caused a fire in a median portion of the lot. When crews arrived, they reported a heavy fire coming from the median, with a downed light pole 40-50 feet from any structure, according to the fire department.
Virginia Natural Gas contacted News 3 Monday afternoon, saying lightning from a storm struck a power pole that melted the nearby plastic gas line, causing a fire, and there was not a pre-existing leak.
Fire crews say there was no building or vehicle involvement, and no one was injured.
The fire was extinguished before 1 a.m.
