Six displaced in fire
Published 6:28 pm Sunday, March 25, 2018
- Six adults were displaced during a fire on Grace Street Sunday afternoon. (City of Suffolk photo)
Six adults were displaced in a fire in a downtown neighborhood on Sunday.
Suffolk Fire & Rescue crews responded Sunday afternoon to a residential structure fire in the Olde Towne neighborhood, according to a city press release.
Emergency Communications received the call at 2:53 p.m., and the first units arrived on
scene at the three-story frame structure including three apartments in the 200 block of
Grace Street at 2:56 p.m., according to the press release.
Heavy fire was showing from the first-floor apartment when firefighters arrived, according to the press release. The call initially noted that four persons were trapped inside a basement apartment; however, they were all able to safely evacuate prior to the arrival of firefighters. Firefighters were able to rescue a dog from the first floor apartment unit.
The first-floor apartment sustained heavy fire damage. The six displaced adults are receiving assistance from the American Red Cross. There were no injuries. The fire was called under control at 3:33 p.m.
The cause of the fire is undetermined at this time, the press release stated. The Fire Marshal will be investigating.