VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Several pets died and two people were displaced from their home on Tuesday morning after a residential fire in the Villages at West Neck neighborhood of Virginia Beach.
When firefighters arrived at the home on Gallahad Drive at about 9:35 a.m., they saw heavy smoke and flames billowing from the two-story home.
A spokesman with the Virginia Beach Fire Department said the fire started in the living room and spread throughout the house.
The fire was extinguished by crews around 9:50 a.m. with no injuries, he said.
No people were at home at the time of the incident, but two cats and a dog died as a result of the fire.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.