I-64 E lanes shut down for hours after tractor-trailer fire in Norfolk

PHOTOS: A vehicle fire has been causing delays all morning on I-64 near 4th View Street in Norfolk. Virginia State Police responded to the scene around 5:45 a.m. Wednesday for a tractor-trailer fully engulfed in flames on eastbound I-64 at mile marker 273. All east lanes and the east exit 273 have been closed for hours as crews work to clear the road. State Police said they do not have an estimated time yet when the traffic lanes will reopen. Traffic was backed up for miles, extending into Hampton at the I-664 interchange. Travelers coming from Hampton were urged to use I-664 south (the Monitor Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel) as an alternate route. A detour was put in place at 15th View Street (exit 272). According to Norfolk Fire-Rescue, the vehicle, now completely unrecognizable, was a postal truck with no known hazards on board.
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Rockingham County: Camp LIT teaches girls about being first responders

VIDEO: Camp LIT is returning for its 5th year in June. Camp LIT stands for leadership, integrity, and trailblazer. It is an all-girl day camp to learn about careers as a first responder. Fiona Albertson, Fire and Life Safety Specialist for Rockingham County Fire and Rescue, said it is important to show girls that being a first responder is a viable option for a career path. “Historically those are male-dominated fields, and we just feel that by exposing the girls to other options they have a better idea of what is available to them,” said Albertson. Albertson said giving young ladies more exposure to opportunities that are available in community service, the more informed decisions they can make about their futures.
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Worker seriously injured after bucket truck hits power line in Richmond, becomes engulfed in flames

PHOTOS: A worker is seriously injured after he was shocked when he came into contact with a bucket truck that had hit a power line. According to Richmond Fire and EMS, at 9:48 a.m. on Monday, April 15, a call reported the incident, after which units arrived in less than five minutes. When firefighters arrived, they found a bucket truck that was trimming trees had hit a powerline, and that one worker had come into contact with the vehicle and was then shocked by the electricity. The worker was taken to a nearby hospital for the treatment of serious, but non-life-threatening injuries. A department spokesperson said that Jahnke Road and the nearby train tracks would be shut down until around noon. At 11 a.m., about 29 homes and businesses were without power in the Forest View area of the city.
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Fire scorches detached garages, melts siding of military homes in Virginia Beach

A fire spread between detached garages at the Liberty Military Housing complex in Virginia Beach late Monday afternoon, damaging multiple vehicles and the siding of nearby homes, officials said. Heavy smoke and flames were coming from the detached garage behind the townhomes on Wellings Court, just off Shore Drive, at around 4:30 p.m., according to the Virginia Beach Fire Department (VBFD). Due to the fire's "intense heat," VBFD said the siding and fences of nearby homes were damaged. Two vehicles were also scorched in the blaze. Photos of the scene show paint melting off the side of some of the townhomes, along with a blackened detached garage. Luckily, crews say no one was injured. The cause of the blaze remains under investigation.
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