PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A fire damaged a house and left several animals dead in Portsmouth overnight.
Portsmouth Fire Rescue and Emergency Services responded to a fire in the 40 block of Harvard Road sometime after 1 a.m. Thursday.
Crews found fire coming from a single-story home.
It was under control by 1:26 a.m.
Three dogs, two cats, and four birds died in the fire, officials said.
No one else was injured.
The fire is being investigated by the Portsmouth Fire Marshal's Office.