NORFOLK, Va. — A house fire started this morning in Norfolk.
A call for a fire at 9100 Granby Street near the Oceanview area of the city came in Monday around 5:15 a.m. according to dispatch.
When crews arrived they saw heavy flames which then spread to two other houses, a garage, and a storage shed, and was upgraded to a 2-alarm fire.
The fire was marked as under control at 6:20 a.m.
Norfolk Fire-Rescue says that many will be displaced, but it's unknown how many currently.
No injuries have been reported.
“We’ve got a lot to be grateful for," said Norfolk Resident Karen Petre. "We’re OK.”
Petre said she and her husband, Bill, are lucky to walk away without any injuries after flames ripped through her home on Leicester Avenue and two others on Granby Street. She said her husband woke her up when he saw the fire coming from their neighbor’s home.
Granby Street fire spreads to three homes early Monday
“While I was running down the hall to the staircase, I could feel it getting hotter and hotter,” she said.
Just around the corner, Craig Weil said his neighbor rang the doorbell to alert him.
“I looked out the window and saw the garage up in flames," Weil said. "And then from the garage, it moved over to the house.”
The owners of one of the homes said lightning hit the house a few weeks ago.
Along with part of the roof, the owner of this home said much of what’s inside the garage and shed is gone. The side of Petre’s home is exposed and burnt, although she’s not sure what can be saved from inside.
“We’ll look later to see what’s damaged of our stuff and what’s OK to salvage,” Petre said.
Weil said he’s surprised the damage to his house isn’t worse.
“It took our siding off," Weil said. "It started with the deck on fire a little bit but they came and put that out right away. We were pretty much spared. God was good to us.”