SUFFOLK, Va. - One resident has been displaced after a fire damaged a Suffolk home Wednesday morning.
Suffolk Fire & Rescue units responded to a house fire in the 200 block of Lewis Avenue around 10:40 a.m.
When crews arrived on the scene they found heavy smoke showing from the single-story home. The occupant had safely evacuated before firefighters arrived after being notified by a neighbor.
No injuries were reported and the fire was called under control at 10:53 a.m.
The home sustained extensive fire damage. The displaced resident is being assisted by the American Red Cross.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
