Fire damaged a South Norfolk auto repair business Sunday afternoon, prompting a large emergency response and drawing assistance from neighboring Norfolk, officials said.
The Chesapeake Fire Department said crews were called around 1:05 p.m. to a commercial building in the 200 block of Liberty Street, also associated with an address on 16th Street. Firefighters arriving minutes later reported heavy smoke and flames coming from the roof of the one-story building, which houses A1 Auto.
The locally owned business has operated at the location for more than 25 years under its current ownership…