A LARGE FURNITURE STORE AND WAREHOUSE IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, was destroyed in a fire Monday morning. The fire was first reported around 4:20 am by a street-sweeper who spotted smoke coming from the building. The first-arriving units found an active fire in the warehouse area. Intially they attacked it from the inside, but when the fire was found to have extended into the roof area, hose teams were pulled out and exterior operations were begun. The roof collapsed shortly after, around 5 am.
WAVY-TV
There was a firewall between the warehouse and the showroom and it helped contain the fire, but the building is considered a total loss. The fire was marked as out shortly after 8 am.
WAVY-TV has this early video report:
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Oh my, fires are just the worst. I hope no one was injured.
Oh my, fires are just the worst. I hope no one was injured.
Thanks for news. Hope everyone safe.