A fire tore through the back of a Cape Cod-style home in the 5800 block of Granby Street in Norfolk on Monday afternoon, leaving two adults displaced and the structure significantly damaged. Norfolk Fire and Rescue crews responded shortly after noon and found heavy flames pouring from the rear of the house.
Firefighters had the blaze under control by 12:43 p.m., according to WAVY.com, which first reported the fire. No injuries were reported among residents or responding crews.
Red Cross Steps In For Displaced Residents
The two adults who lived in the home have been displaced, and the American Red Cross is now assisting them, per the same report. The speed with which crews brought the fire under control, just a little over 40 minutes after the initial call, likely limited the damage from spreading further through the structure, though the home still sustained significant harm.
The cause of the fire has not been determined and remains under investigation, the outlet notes. No further details on how the fire started or how extensively the home's interior was affected have been released.
A Different Granby Street Fire, Elsewhere In Norfolk
Granby Street has seen fire trouble before farther north in the city. A separate blaze broke out in the 9100 block of Granby Street near Oceanview, according to WTKR, which reported that fire spread to two additional houses, a detached garage and a storage shed before crews upgraded it to a two-alarm response. That report is not tied to a confirmed date and is unrelated to Monday's fire on the 5800 block.
In that earlier incident, WTKR reported no injuries but said firefighters expected many people to be displaced given how far the flames had spread. The fire department told the outlet that one of the homes involved had previously been struck by lightning, though the cause of that fire was also left under investigation.
Back on the 5800 block, Monday's fire remains a more contained, single-home case, with two residents now relying on the Red Cross for support while investigators work to determine what sparked the flames.
