Suffolk Fire & Rescue units were on the scene of a natural gas leak in the 2300 block of Pruden Boulevard after a contractor struck a gas line on Wednesday afternoon.
Two adults were displaced, but nobody was inside when it caught on fire.
Credit: City of Suffolk Author: 13News Now Staff Updated: 4:36 PM EDT July 16, 2021
SUFFOLK, Va. Two firefighters had to be helped out of a home on fire, and one was taken to a hospital, after being overwhelmed with heat Friday afternoon.
A neighbor called Suffolk Fire & Rescue to put out a fire in the 200 block of Jonathans Way around 1 p.m. after seeing smoke there.
Nobody was in the house when firefighters got there.
The fire was declared under control just after 2 p.m. Teams were still on scene around 3:15 p.m.