Fire extinguished at Friant facility
Published 9:18 am Tuesday, October 20, 2020
- Firefighters extinguished a fire after responding to a call at Friant & Associates early Tuesday. (City of Suffolk Photo)
Suffolk Fire & Rescue units responded to a commercial structure fire in the 1000 block of Centerpoint Drive early Tuesday morning.
The call was initially received as a commercial fire alarm at 5:11 a.m., and was then upgraded to a commercial structure fire. The first unit arrived on scene at 5:24 a.m.
Upon arrival, firefighters found heavy smoke inside the Friant & Associates facility. The building was not occupied at the time.
The fire was called under control at 5:57 a.m., and then crews ventilated the building. There were no injuries.
The Fire Marshal’s Office will be investigating the cause of the fire.
