Fire crews called to Princess Anne Health & Rehabilitation Center in Virginia Beach

Four people were transported to the hospital for smoke inhalation after a fire at the Princess Anne Health & Rehabilitation Center on Saturday. Virginia Beach Fire Department responded to the incident on Landstown Centre around 5:40 p.m. As a result of the fire, 26 people were displaced. Management was able to relocate the residents within their facilities in Virginia Beach and Chesapeake. According to VBFD, an investigator determined an accidental electrical fire was the cause. The facility confirmed a fire occurred at the site in a social media post: “Last evening, a small fire began when an electrical device belonging to one of our residents malfunctioned. Thank you to our staff’s swift response, along with the local Fire & EMS. The fire was easily contained in that room, and no one was injured. We appreciate our local firefighters and staff who worked together to keep all our residents safe.”
WAVY-TV NBC 10 Portsmouth

Firefighters battle vehicle fire on I-95 North in Chesterfield County

VIDEO: Firefighters were at the scene of a vehicle fire on Interstate 95 North in Chesterfield County on Sunday. Footage from the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) traffic cameras on I-95 northbound just south of West Hundred Road at about 11 a.m. on Sunday, May 12, showed firefighters spraying down a vehicle that had caught fire. Additionally, an 8News viewer captured firefighters battling the blaze on video. Multiple lanes were shut down as first responders cleared the scene. At about 11 a.m., the northbound center and right lanes were closed and the nearby exit was narrowed. According to a spokesperson for Chesterfield Fire & EMS, no one was injured as a result of the fire.
WRIC-TV ABC 8 Petersburg

Norfolk man finds World War II style grenade in backyard

Andrew Taunton has quite the memorable keepsake after what he called a crazy Saturday afternoon. He told 10 On Your Side he made an unexpected discovery while digging up a shrub in his backyard. “I was finding little rocks, little river rocks and I ended up picking up one of them and was like, well that shape’s not a rock,” Taunton said. He was holding a World War II style pineapple grenade. The top of it where the pin should’ve been was cut off. Just to be safe he called the non-emergency line and was surprised by the large response. “Ladder truck, hose truck, fire marshal ended up being out here. The bomb squad was out here. There were probably half a dozen or about a dozen cops between both sides.”
WAVY-TV NBC 10 Portsmouth

House fire in Chesapeake displaces four adults

A house fire in Chesapeake Thursday afternoon displaced four adults. The Chesapeake Fire Department received a call at 2:17 p.m. to respond to a fire in the 3900 block of Grand Isle Drive. That’s in the Bowers Hill section of the city. Crews arrived to find smoke coming from a two-story home. They entered the home and had the fire under control within a few minutes, according to fire officials. Everyone inside had already self-evacuated before firefighters arrived. One of the occupants, an adult male, was treated on scene for minor injuries. The fire department declared the cause to be accidental, and said it started in the kitchen. Smoke from the fire caused significant damage. The Red Cross is helping out the family with temporary housing.
WAVY-TV NBC 10 Portsmouth

Roanoke County hosting firefighter training classes ahead of 2025 station opening

VIDEO: The goal is to make sure firefighters are fully prepared and can handle an emergency, especially in rural parts of Roanoke County. It’s why the county is hosting several training academies to ensure a new fire station is fully staffed when it opens next year. James Woodard, a recruit, comes from a family of public servants. “Many grandparents and great grandparents who were volunteer firefighters,” Woodard said. For Woodard to serve the community after nearly a decade in the Navy, it was an easy decision for him to join a firefighting training academy. “I’m very honored, to be able to do that, to be hired to be able to continue that tradition,” Woodard said. Woodard is one of about 20 recruits training to become firefighters in the Roanoke Valley.
WSLS-TV NBC 10 Roanoke

Bedroom of Chesterfield County home catches fire

A bedroom in a Chesterfield County home caught fire on Thursday. At 1:42 p.m. on Thursday, May 9, firefighters with Chesterfield Fire & EMS responded to a home in the 3400 block of Hollow Ridge Court for report of a fire in a bedroom. According to fire officials, when crews arrived, smoke and fire were visible along the roofline of the home. The fire was extinguished by 2:09 p.m. and, though one person was inside the home when the fire began, they were not injured. The cause of this fire is still under investigation. No other information is available at this time.
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