NORFOLK, Va.(WAVY)– Crews with Norfolk Fire-Rescue responded to an early morning fire in Norfolk that left a teenager injured.
Norfolk Fire-Rescue was called to the 2900 block of South Cape Henry Avenue just after 3 a.m. for the report of a residential structure fire. When crews arrived on scene, they found heavy smoke and flames coming from a two-story duplex.
A woman who lives in the duplex told 10 On Your Side the fire started on the left side of the building.
The woman, who is six-months pregnant, said she got a bang on her door saying there was a fire. She and her family then exited the building and called 911. Her property manager, Sandra Norell, also came to the scene after being called.
“When I got the call, she was upset, she was crying,” Norell said. “she was just trying to explain quickly. And I told her, ‘I will be there. Give me 15 minutes. I live in Norfolk as well. I’ll be right over,’ so I could come and see because I could tell she was so upset. I wasn’t really sure the way she was describing it. And I just wanted to make sure everyone was out of the house.”