Accidental kitchen fire at Cape Henry Towers injures firefighter, displaces one

An accidental kitchen fire at Cape Henry Towers hospitalized one firefighter and displaced another adult, according to the Virginia Beach Fire Department.

VBFD was dispatched around 4:30 p.m. to the 3200 block of Page Avenue after reports of a commercial multi-family structure fire. Upon arrival, units saw heavy smoke coming from the top floor of the 16-story building.

Crews located and contained the fire in a single apartment on the 15th floor, and they had water on the fire around 5 p.m., according to officials. The fire was declared under control shortly after, and marked out completely just after 6:30 p.m…

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