tagged with: fire
August 30, 2008
fire on Accommodation Street
Four apartments in the 2000 block of Accommodation Street in Mosby Court were destroyed in a fire at around 9PM last night. [via]
August 22, 2008
fire on Clay Street
There was a house fire at 2802 East Clay Street just after 3PM this afternoon. It was reported that the firefighters had to break the door down next door to get in to the burning house. Witnesses report that a dog was rescued and a cat is still missing.
August 16, 2008
car fire on Phaup Street
Firefighters responded to reports of a car entirely engulfed in flames at 2325 Phaup Street in Fairfield Court just after 7AM this morning. Neighbors describe hearing 2 small explosions just prior to the burning.
July 17, 2008
free smoke detectors
Richmond City has free smoke detectors for anyone that needs one. They will also come out and install them (free) and give you a battery (free) too. Call 646-1526 for more info.
July 7, 2008
fire rages at 22nd and Cedar
Fireman are working to control a house fire at 22nd and Cedar Streets. No word on what started the fire or the fate of the residents.
June 26, 2008
fire on 30th Street
The half of a duplex at 1216 North 30th Street was heavily damaged by an overnight fire. All of the residents are reported to have escaped uninjured.
June 5, 2008
fire on 24th Street
A fire ripped through a set of frame row houses in the 1100 block of 24th Street today at around 11AM. Four residents got out safely. There is no mention of what started the fire. [via]
March 26, 2008
fire at 2312 T Street
Fire this afternoon at 2312 T Street; no word the cause or the residents.
December 22, 2007
massive house fire on Fairmount
The long-empty house at 2008 Fairmount Avenue burned this morning, blanketing the immediate area in heavy smoke. Neighbors at the scene said that 2 individuals, a man and a one-legged woman, had been living in the back of the house. There is no word on if they are ok or how the fire started.
October 29, 2007
fatal fire at S and 30th Streets
A woman has died as a result of injuries from a fire early Sunday morning in her house at the intersection of S and North 30th Streets. The unidentified woman was the only person in the house at the time of the fire. [via]
October 2, 2007
Valor Awards for local police officers, firefighters
In a ceremony today at the Richmond Convention Center, 2 of the 16 awards given out were the bronze Valor Awards for Officers Mervin Mayo and Gregory Nienow for saving five people and a dog from a burning house on North 29th Street in January of this year. [via]
September 28, 2007
fire at 3318 Q Street
The fire department was called in for visible flames at 3318 Q Street just after 6PM. No word on how the fire started or the condition of the residents; the house was initially reported as empty.
September 2, 2007
fire on 27th Street
An early morning kitchen fire broke out at 1615 North 27th Street. No injuries were reported.
August 15, 2007
fatal fire on Chimborazo
An overnight apartment fire on the 600 block of Chimborazo Boulevard has claimed one life and left another person injured. Fire officials have not released the name of the person they pulled from the house but family members have told firefighters that they believe he stayed behind to try and put out the fire. [via]
August 2, 2007
fire on Oakwood
A 2-alarm fire hot enough to melt the siding on the house across the street burned for more than an hour at 1523 Oakwood Avenue this morning. While the entire back half of the home was destroyed, no one was injured in the blaze. [via]
July 18, 2007
house fire on 28th Street
A house fire early this morning in the upstairs apartment of the storefront building at 600 North 28th Street has displaced a woman and 2 children.
July 15, 2007
house fire on 29th Street
A fire last night in the 2000 block of North 29th Street has displaced a woman and three children. [via]
June 22, 2007
house fire on East Clay
Firefighters responded to a two-alarm house fire in the 3500 block of East Clay Street just after 11 o’clock this morning. [via] [via]
April 14, 2007
like, 2 small fires, man
The fire department responded in force to the report of a fire on the 1100 block of 24th Street, though ultimately there wasn’t much of a fire…
March 29, 2007
housefire at 1803 North 21st Street
Another house burned tonight, this time at 1803 North 21st Street.



















