PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — A kitchen fire occurred Sunday afternoon in the 3400 block of Channel Avenue in Portsmouth, according to officials.
Shortly after 2 p.m., Portsmouth Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services (PFRES) were dispatched to a reported blaze.
Upon arrival, firefighters confirmed a working fire outside of a one-story home. Occupants were already outside. Flames had already vented through the windows and were spreading throughout the home and into the attic space.
PFRES, assisted by Suffolk automatic aid crews of Engine 11 and Ladder 11, immediately began efforts to attack and confine the blaze. Officials confirmed that all occupants were accounted for…