Portsmouth firefighters battled a two-story apartment fire, while crews in Newport News took on a house fire.
Credit: Newport News Fire Department
A house caught fire in the 700 block of 17th Street in Newport News on Friday night.
Author: 13News Now Staff
Updated: 11:31 PM EDT April 30, 2021
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Hampton Roads firefighters -- both on the southside and on the peninsula -- were busy Friday night following a pair of residential fires.
The first fire was reported around 9:41 p.m. in Portsmouth. Crews were called to a two-story apartment fire in the Port Norfolk section of the city.
Firefighters arrived to find flames coming from the second-floor windows as well as the front of the building. The fire was quickly brought under control and crews remained on scene to put out any hot spots.