Lithium-ion battery causes fire on Maryland Ave in Portsmouth; two displaced

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY)– Two people are now without a home following a fire in Portsmouth Monday night.

According to officials, firefighters were called to the 500 block of Maryland Ave just after 11 p.m. for the report of a residential structure fire. When crews arrived, they found smoke coming from the rear of a two-story residence and declared it a working fire.

Crews made an aggressive offensive attack and brought the fire under control at 11:21 p.m. The fire was contained to the room of origin…

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