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6 people displaced after fire at Norfolk apartment complex

Crews said that upon arrival, they saw heavy smoke coming from a first floor unit. They found the fire started in a bedroom.

NORFOLK, Va. — Six people are out of their home after a fire broke out Thursday, Norfolk Fire-Rescue confirmed. 

It happened around 4 p.m. on the 7900 block of Diggs Road. Crews said that upon arrival, they saw heavy smoke coming from a first floor unit. They found the fire was in a bedroom, and were able to contain it to the apartment it started in. 

Three apartments were ultimately affected, though, and six people were displaced; adjacent units had some smoke damage. The Red Cross is assisting the six residents, according to Norfolk Fire-Rescue. 

Nobody was injured. 

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