This is about the “third or fourth fire”:http://northrichmondnews.com/news/tag/fire/ so far this year in the Highland Park area. This from “the RFD twitter”:http://twitter.com/rfdva: bq. Units on scene on 2nd Ave with flames thur the roof. NFD bq. Fire on 2nd ave is now a 2nd alarm bq. Units have the bulk of the fire knocked down. [...]
Update I added a picture sent in by reader Richard. Also, he notes there is a for sale sign in the front yard. Original Story This, from the “Richmond Fire Department’s twitter”:http://twitter.com/RFDVA, which has proved to be an excellent source of news: bq. Units working a house fire in the 3100 blk of Barton Ave. [...]
NBC12 is reporting: RICHMOND, VA (WWBT)–Two residents of a Richmond group home are waking up in new rooms because of a fire this weekend. All 82 residents were safely evacuated from the home in the 3200 block of Chamberlayne Avenue. Since the fire took place during a down pour, the home owners cleverly called on [...]
From the RFD’s twitter: Units on scene in the 3200 blk of Chamberlayne with fire in a group home. The bldg is being evca at this time. # Fire on Chamberlayne has been extinguished on the 1st floor. Heavy smoke on the 2nd and 3rd floor. NFD # Fire on Chamberlayne is under control. Units [...]
From the RFD twitter again: Working house fire in the 2900 blk of [Woodcliff] Ave. … Fire under control. This is the second fire in a two block radius in seven days. The previous fire, on the 2800 block of 3rd Avenue, caused one fatality. That house was acting as a boarding house.
Update One man died in last night’s fire on the 2800 block of 3rd Avenue. From the RTD: A man in his 50s died as a result of the fire, said Lt. Shawn L. Jones, a spokesman for Richmond Fire and Emergency Services. The victim’s name is not being released until relatives can be notified, [...]
