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Virginia Beach family wakes up to smoke alarms, hours later their home is gone

Virginia Beach Fire Department (VBFD) officials say crews were dispatched late Wednesday night to a fire in the 2000 block of Seafarer Cove.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A Virginia Beach family is without a home after a house fire started Wednesday night. 

Virginia Beach Fire Department (VBFD) officials say crews were dispatched to a fire in the 2000 block of Seafarer Cove around 11:50 p.m.

When they arrived about 6 minutes later, firefighters saw flames engulfing the home. VBFD says the sound of the fire and smoke alarms awakened the family.

No injuries have been reported. As of their most recent update, a cat and a ferret are unaccounted for.

The cause of the fire is under investigation. 

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