CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Chesapeake firefighters were assisted by crews in Norfolk to battle a commercial fire in the South Norfolk section of the city on Christmas Eve.
According to the Chesapeake Fire Department, the fire was reported around 5:30 p.m. in the 1500 block of 16th Street. The first units arrived to find heavy fire coming from the building.
Crews from Stations 1 and 2 began defensive tactics and were able to bring the fire under control 43 minutes later. Norfolk assisted in the efforts, sending two engines, a ladder, and a battalion chief.
No one was hurt in the fire. The cause remains under investigation.