No injuries in Sunday fire

Published 6:56 pm Sunday, October 11, 2020

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There were no injuries in a residential fire Sunday afternoon.

Suffolk Fire & Rescue units responded to a report at 3:09 p.m. and arrived four minutes later to a residential structure fire at a duplex in the 200 block of Pearl Street in the Pughsville neighborhood.

The fire was contained to the laundry room of the first-floor apartment, which suffered fire, smoke and water damage.

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No injuries were reported, but one adult and three children are displaced. The American Red Cross is providing assistance.  A dog was also rescued from the structure.

Responding units include Battalion 1; Engines 1, 2, and 3; Ladder 3, Medic 3, Safety 1, and Rescue 1.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.