Steve Stone
The Virginian-Pilot
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NORFOLK
A family escaped their burning home early today, but a pet dog perished in the blaze.
Jack Goldhorn, a spokesman for Norfolk Fire & Rescue, said the fire in the 1200 block of Whaley Ave. was reported about 1:30 a.m.
The first firefighters on the scene found heavy amounts of smoke and flame coming from the structure. It took crews about a half hour to bring the blaze under control.
One firefighter was treated at the scene for minor injuries.
Everyone in the house escaped without being hurt.
The location of the fire was just off Interstate 64, southwest of the campus of Virginia Wesleyan College.
Later in the morning investigators determined the fire was caused by discarded smoking materials.
Steve Stone, (757) 446-2309, steve.stone@pilotonline.com
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