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Portsmouth firefighter sent to hospital after crews battle house fire

The house on Martin Avenue was under renovation. Crews found it engulfed in flames and had it under control in an hour. No one was inside the house.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A Portsmouth firefighter was sent to the hospital after crews battled a house fire overnight.

Portsmouth Fire Rescue and Emergency Services responded around 11:53 p.m. Tuesday to 1030 Martin Avenue.

Crews found a home that was under renovation with heavy fire coming from it.

No one was inside the home.

The fire was under control by 1 a.m.

One firefighter was taken to the hospital for treatment.

Portsmouth Fire Marshalls’s office is currently investigating the cause of the fire.

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