Fire crews extinguish overnight house fire in Portsmouth

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Fire crews responded to a residential structure fire late Monday night in Portsmouth.

According to Portsmouth Fire Rescue & Emergency Services, units were dispatched at approximately 10:39 p.m. on Monday to the 4400 block of South Street. Crews from the Chesapeake Fire Department also assisted in the response.

When firefighters arrived, they reported heavy smoke and fire coming from the first floor of a single-story home and declared a working fire…

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