VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A fire destroyed a commercial building in Virginia Beach overnight.
Virginia Beach Fire Department arrived on the scene at 3:04 a.m. on Wednesday in the 2000 block of General Booth Boulevard. That's in the Red Mill section of the city.
Fire crews could see heavy fire coming from the second story of the building. The fire was under control in about an hour but crews continued to extinguish hotspots.
The building was almost completely destroyed by the fire. Beach Chiropractic, Custom Home Improvements, Inner Sanctum Massage, and a law office were the four businesses affected.
We spoke to the owners of Custom Home Improvements who were devastated by the loss of their business.
"My knees just fell out from under me to see that the building was gone and that there was nothing left. Everything we've worked for, for the last 20 years serving Hampton Roads is gone and it's almost like we're starting over," Owner, John Ledgerwood said.
"We've been through the recession back in 2007 through 2009 and of course COVID this year and the recession that goes with that, but we are still here," Owner Tim Zweizig said.
No one was injured. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.