A man was taken to the hospital after a Norfolk house fire.
Norfolk Fire-Rescue responded to a two-story home in the 400 block of W. 28th Street for a fire Friday afternoon. Crews said heavy fire was showing from the house when they arrived.
Neighbor Fred Williams, who lives next door, told News 3 reporter Margaret Kavanagh he heard a loud explosion while he was watching TV.
"I thought the house was falling down. That's what it felt like to me," Williams told us.
He rushed outside to find his neighbor, a man in his 60s, with flames coming from his shirt.
Williams called 911, and firefighters rushed to the scene. The victim was taken to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital for treatment.