Airport Road home damaged by fire

Published 7:43 pm Friday, May 13, 2022

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A home in the 2700 block of Airport Road in south Suffolk was damaged in a fire Friday morning.

Dispatchers were contacted at 11:29 a.m. and Battalion Chief William Kessinger said the first unit on the scene at 11:39 a.m. found smoke coming from the front of the home, according to a city press release.

Firefighters found flames in the kitchen, which is where the fire was concentrated.

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One person who was home at the time of the fire was able to get out safely.

The fire was marked under control at 11:55 a.m.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.