Many fire departments responded to a fire at the Virginia Dare Marina. According to the Responding Fire Facebook Page, when the first units arrived they found the main office/restaurant lounge was involved with flames. The page says volunteers spent several hours on scene to bring the fire under control. The Bedford County Fire-Rescue Fire Marshal is investigating. The Virginia Dare Cruises and Marina posted this on their Facebook page: "We regret to confirm that early this morning our main marina building caught fire. Although this is sad news for Beacon Pub and all that was lost in the main building, we are blessed to report that nobody was hurt or injured first and foremost. No other damage occurred to the Virginia Dare Cruise Boat, Portside Grill & Bar or any boats/slips..."