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House Fire Displaces 6 in Southside

christina — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 15:13:25 +0000

One of the scariest events to happen is a house fire, and unfortunately we learn of significant damage to a home in our community this morning due such an event. The home is located on Hansdale Road, which is in the Broad Rock Manor neighborhood encircled by Walmsley Boulevard, Chippenham, and Hull Street Road. Although this incident seems to have been caused by an electrical problem, this is the time of year that accidents happen due to holiday lights malfunctioning so check your lights, outlets, appliances, fire alarms, etc. and keep safe!

As the Richmond Times Dispatch reports today, Friday, December 10, 2010:

Six people were displaced by a fire that caused significant damage to a house in South Richmond this morning.

There were no injuries in the fire, which was reported at 8:31 a.m. in the 5400 block of Hansdale Road, just north of Walmsley Boulevard near the Chesterfield County line.

Richmore fire Lt. Shawn L. Jones said all three people who were inside the house got out safely before firefighters arrived, and the first crews on scene were able to safely retrieve two puppies from inside.

The initial call came in as a fire coming from an electrical panel box in the kitchen, but Jones said that when the first firefighters arrived four minutes after the call, flames were coming through the roof of the house.

The fire, declared under control at 8:52 a.m., was being investigated as possibly accidental due to electrical problems.

The Greater Richmond Chapter of the American Red Cross was assisting the six people displaced by the fire, Jones said.

Small fire at George Wythe

john m — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:05:46 +0000

The RTD is reporting that a trashcan fire today at George Wythe HS sent a student and a security guard to the hospital, and led to the evacuation of the school for a little while.

Scenes from Southside Plaza Fire

Shennen — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 23:36:23 +0000

Several shops at Southside Plaza caught fire sometime before 6:00 p.m. tonight. Police officers on the scene had no knowledge of how the fire started or where. From a distance, it appeared the fire stretched from Shoe City to the Check & Go store. An unidentified firefighter said it appeared that the fire started at Shoe City, but he couldn’t be certain and the investigation was on going. There were 30-40 firefighters on scene, at least five trucks, and few ambulances and police cars.

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Richmond Police and Fire Departments are Johnny-on-the-Spot for Southside Safety

Shennen — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:11:54 +0000

At 37th and Hull Street an electrical pole was on fire. According to a couple of customers standing in front of a shop, they heard a transformer blow and went out to witness what had happened. In response to a question as to when the police had received a call, a police officer at the scene said that he and his partner observed the fire as they were patrolling and didn’t receive a call at all. The fire department was on the scene and traffic was blocked in both directions. The fire department was not able to begin extinguishing the blaze until power could be cut to the area. Street lights were out at least as far as the intersection of Midlothian and Hull Street to Broad Rock.

Burning Electrical Pole

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